At PICO we investigate mesoscopic devices and their applications for the field of quantum thermodynamics. In particular, we study electronic and photonic heat transfer in quantum systems.

Particular research topics include electronic thermometry and refrigeration, nonequilibrium effects, superconducting qubits, quantized and coherent charge pumping, noise, fluctuations and full counting statistics of charge and heat transport. Samples and devices are fabricated in the cleanroom of the Micronova center for micro and nanotechnology.

We perform our low-temperature experiments (10 mK – 4 K) in our laboratory in the Micronova building