A Capacitance Standard Based on Counting Electrons

作者: Mark W Keller , Ali L Eichenberger , John M Martinis , Neil M Zimmerman

DOI: 10.1126/SCIENCE.285.5434.1706

关键词: Differential capacitanceElectronAtomic physicsQuantum tunnellingQuantum Hall effectChemistryJosephson effectCapacitanceDiffusion capacitanceCapacitorMultidisciplinary

摘要: A capacitance standard based directly on the definition of was built. Single-electron tunneling devices were used to place N electrons charge e onto a cryogenic capacitor C, and resulting voltage change ΔV measured. Repeated measurements ofC = Ne/ΔV with this method have relative deviation 0.3 × 10–6. This offers natural basis for analogous Josephson effect quantum Hall resistance.

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