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Ultrafast NbN superconducting single-photon detector integrated in a parabolic mirror
Superconductor Science and Technology. 2025. Vol. 38. No. 10. Article 105009.
This work describes research and development of a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) integrated with a parabolic mirror fabricated in a silicon wafer by focused ion beam etching. Using finite-difference time-domain simulations of the electromagnetic field distribution within the mirror and on its surface, the geometry of the molybdenum mirror was designed for efficient collection of light into a 1.5 µm spot. Reduction of the area of the SNSPD to 1.5 µm × 1.5 µm resulted in low kinetic inductance and faster operation. Although the detector response is currently limited by the 1 GHz band of the read-out electronics, the simulation suggests reduction of the detector dead time to 348 ps.
Zirnik G., Ostovari Moghaddam A., Zhukov S. et al., Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 2026 Vol. 37 Article 738
In regards to the advances in InGaZnO for flexible transistors applications, herein for the first time we measure the broadband radio-frequency range (10 Hz to 1 MHz) dielectric permittivity ε′ and electrical conductivity σ of InGaZnO4 nanoparticle layers at different temperatures ranging from 10 to 300 K. The InGaZnO4 nanoparticles prepared by metal–nitrate–glycol gel decomposition method exhibited ...
Added: June 6, 2026
Flamarion M. V., Pelinovsky E., Nonlinear Dynamics 2026 Vol. 114 Article 784
In this article, we investigate wave packet and solitary wave dynamics in the Whitham–Ostrovsky (WO) equation. By means of a multiple-scales expansion, we formally derive a nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation governing the envelope evolution.The corresponding modulational stability diagram is then obtained using the Lighthill criterion. We show that sufficiently large values of the low-frequency dispersive term render ...
Added: June 5, 2026
Hazarika A. P., Das A., Das S. K. et al., Physica B: Condensed Matter 2026 Vol. 738 Article 418803
Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus, LG-SiO2), horsetail (Equisetum debile, SG-SiO2), and cassava leaves (Manihot esculenta, CL-SiO2) were used to green-synthesize silica (SiO2) nanoparticles (NPs). While LG-SiO2 and SG-SiO2 had strong (101) peaks and a large 22° amorphous peak, XRD of CL-SiO2 verified crystallinity. LG-SiO2 (agglomerated porous), SG-SiO2 (rectangular-cube agglomerates), and CL-SiO2 (flake agglomerates) had different morphologies. The TEM image of LG-SiO2 revealed agglomerated ...
Added: June 4, 2026
Kornbleuth M., Opher M., Drake J. F. et al., Astrophysical Journal 2026 Vol. 1004 No. 1 Article 1
The shape of the heliosphere, regarded as comet-like since the 1960s, has recently been the subject of intense debate in the last decade. There is disagreement as to whether the heliospheric tail extends to ∼10,000 au in a comet-like shape or if it is short (∼400 au) with a split. Energetic neutral atom (ENA) maps from ...
Added: June 3, 2026
Kartsev A., Nishant T., Saswata G. et al., Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2026 Article -
Overheating remains a critical limitation in high-performance electronic and computing systems,
necessitating the development of efficient thermal management fluids. In this work, a magnetically
responsive hybrid ferrofluid was developed by incorporating two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride
(2D-hBN) nanosheets into a Mn–Zn–ferrite-based ferrofluid. The hybrid system retains magnetic
responsiveness while leveraging the high in-plane thermal conductivity and chemical stability of 2D-hBN
nanosheets. ...
Added: June 2, 2026
Fortuna A. S., A.I. Kartsev, Gorshenkov M. V. et al., Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2026 Vol. 1070 Article 188711
The τ-phase in Mn-Al-Ga alloys is a promising candidate for rare-earth-free permanent magnets. This study re-veals that the τ(γ₂)-phase in rapidly quenched Mn55Al36Ga9 ribbons contains a high density of dislocations, which
form antiphase boundaries (APBs). Using transmission electron microscopy and density functional theory, we
demonstrate that Mn atoms at these APBs couple antiferromagnetically. This antiferromagnetic interaction is
identified ...
Added: June 2, 2026
Dikhtievskaya K., Argunov E., Kartsev A. et al., The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2026 Vol. 17 No. 17 P. 4999–5004
In this study we revealed the effect of scandium doping on the electronic and superconducting properties of the MgB2 compound. Calculations demonstrate that Sc substitutes for Mg atoms, acting as an electron donor. Mg substitution diminishes the density of states in the σ-band and attenuates the electron–phonon coupling, thereby elucidating the reduction in critical temperature. Simultaneously, ...
Added: June 2, 2026
Duran E. ., Pulgar A., Izquierdo R. et al., Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials 2026 Vol. 223 No. 7 Article e202500942
Ceramic superconductors exhibit remarkable properties, including zero electrical resistance and potent magnetic behavior, operating at temperatures as high as the boiling points of liquid nitrogen (77 K) and liquid hydrogen (20 K). These characteristics position them as key enablers for sustainable technologies spanning electric propulsion, lossless energy transmission, advanced medical imaging, and quantum computation. This review presents ...
Added: June 1, 2026
Borisov V., Danilov V., Электросвязь 2025 № 12 С. 73–84
Представлены результаты математического моделирования процесса полевой эмиссии из катода малых размеров – одного из основных физических процессов, обеспечивающих работы многих электронных устройств, в частности FED-дисплеев (устройства, работающие на принципе полевой эмиссии), кантилеверов и т.д. Дается краткий обзор текущих результатов в области исследования, обосновывается актуальность задачи, приводятся примеры наиболее вероятного использования результатов решения задачи. Обсуждаются физические ...
Added: May 29, 2026
Jiang Q., Fang J., Chen J. et al., Science China Information Sciences 2026 Vol. 69 No. 6 Article 162402
Resonators based on nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) using two-dimensional (2D) materials with high-quality factors and excellent electrical control are critical for tunable coherent phonon dynamics, resonant sensors and wireless communications. However, their performance is fundamentally limited by the lack of a unified framework governing energy dissipation mechanisms and their electrical tunability. Here, we synergistically modulate both ...
Added: May 28, 2026
Elesin L., Shilov A., Jana S. et al., Advanced Functional Materials 2026 P. 1–10
Thermoelectric materials, long explored for energy harvesting and thermal sensing, convert heat directly into electrical signals. Extending their application to the terahertz (THz) frequency range opens opportunities for low-noise, bias-free THz detection, yet conventional thermoelectrics lack the sensitivity required for practical devices. Thermoelectric coefficients can be strongly enhanced near van Hove singularities (VHS), though these ...
Added: May 28, 2026
Degtyarev A., Bakhurin S., Yudin N., DSPA 2026 P. 1–6
This paper investigates one possible solution to the problem of self-interference cancellation (SIC) arising in the design of in-band full-duplex (IBFD) communication systems. Self-interference cancellation is performed in the digital domain using multilayer nonlinear models adapted via gradient-based optimization. The presence of local minima and saddle points during the adaptation of multilayer models limits the ...
Added: May 26, 2026
Qian X., Deng Y., Lev N. Shchur et al., Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 2026 Vol. 696 Article 131679
We perform a Monte Carlo analysis of the Ising model on many three-dimensional lattices. By means of finite-size scaling we obtain the critical points and determine the scaling dimensions. As expected, the critical exponents agree with the three-dimensional Ising universality class for all models. The irrelevant field, as revealed by the correction-to-scaling amplitudes, appears to ...
Added: May 24, 2026
Melentiev P. N., Калмыков А. С., Гритченко А. С. et al., Успехи физических наук 2024 Т. 194 № 11 С. 1130–1145
Представлен краткий обзор достигнутого уровня оптических методов детектирования единичных молекул в биомедицинских приложениях. Показано, что регистрация флуоресценции единичных молекул красителей, ковалентно связанных с антителами (биомолекулами), совместно с использованием современных методов нанофотоники может быть применена для решения различных задач в биологии и медицине: визуализации биомолекул, токсинов, вирусных частиц, определения ультранизких концентраций аналитов напрямую во взятой пробе, ...
Added: May 21, 2026
Antsiferov P.S., Stepanov L.V., Matiukhin N. D., Review of Scientific Instruments 2025 Vol. 96 No. 12 Article 123506
The article presents the discharge plasma based source of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation. The discharge circuit has been driven by means of stripe line storage with working voltage 10.5 kV. The main feature of the proposed source is that plasma electrons acquire the energy, necessary for the production of multiply charged ions with ionization potentials ...
Added: May 20, 2026
Filyaev A. A., Losev A. V., Zavodilenko V. V. et al., St. Petersburg Polytechnical University Journal: Physics and Mathematics 2023 Vol. 16 No. 3.1 P. 237–241
In this paper an important parameter of single-photon detectors, such as quantum efficiency, is considered. Errors in determining this parameter lead to significant errors in the parameters of a quantum key distribution system, where such detectors find their application. Three models are proposed to estimate photon detection efficiency or quantum efficiency and their main advantages ...
Added: May 6, 2026
Makarov V., Abrikosov A., Chaiwongkhot P. et al., Physical Review Applied 2024 Vol. 22 No. 4 P. 044076-1–044076-34
A commercial quantum key distribution (QKD) system needs to be formally certified to enable its wide deployment. The certification should include the system’s robustness against known implementation loopholes and attacks that exploit them. Here we ready a fiber-optic QKD system for this procedure. The system has a prepare-and-measure scheme with decoy-state BB84 protocol, polarization encoding, ...
Added: December 8, 2024
Лескина Э. И., Юрист 2022 № 11 С. 2–6
The development of end-to-end technologies is a priority for many states. The Russian Federation is no exception. The amount of data is growing exponentially every day, and one of the priority tasks is to ensure proper data protection, to ensure information security in general. Quantum technologies are able to provide such security, as well as ...
Added: October 2, 2024
Лескина Э. И., Юрист 2023 № 3 С. 2–7
The subject of this article is the dynamics of the legal regulation of data in the conditions of the formation and development of the metauniverse. The object of the article is the social relations that develop in the process of data circulation in the era of the metaverse. As a result of the study, the ...
Added: October 2, 2024
Ruzhitskaya D., Zhluktova I., Ponosova A. et al., Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Europe (CLEO/Europe 2023) and European Quantum Electronics Conference 2023 Article eb_p_14
Quantum key distribution (QKD) systems provide quantum-safe key exchange. Therefore, complete security analysis of implementations of QKD protocols is in the focus of interest of a worldwide information-security community. For today, a number of QKD loopholes are closed by countermeasures, which are also considered in emerging QKD security evaluation and certification [1–3]. However, new threats ...
Added: September 13, 2024
Nefedov S., Ozhegov R., Evsyutin O. et al., Наноиндустрия 2024 Т. 17 № S10-2 (128) С. 553–558
The paper considers challenges of creating a quantum key distribution system for long-distance trunk line. Besides, it presents the results of design, prototyping and examination of equipment implementing the quantum key distribution protocol with phase-time coding. ...
Added: August 2, 2024
Дуплинский А. В., Хмелев А. В., Мерзлинкин В. Е. et al., Вестник Томского государственного университета. Управление, вычислительная техника и информатика 2023 № 63 С. 103–110
Quantum key distribution is a technology that allows you to generate an encryption key with a high level of secrecy for the secure exchange of information between users. In the last decade, the concept of quantum secure communications has become increasingly widespread around the world. This article outlines the idea of a quantum key distribution ...
Added: April 25, 2024
Losev A., Zavodilenko V. V., Koziy A. et al., IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics 2022 Vol. 58 No. 3 P. 1–11
We have performed a detailed study of the dependence of afterpulse probability in InGaAs/InP sine-gated SPAD on the dead time and the existing approach for its implementation. We demonstrated an electrical scheme combining sinusoidal gating and active reset. We have shown when such solutions are beneficial from the key distribution point of view, and enough ...
Added: May 12, 2023
Khmelev A., Ivchenko E., Miller A. et al., Entropy 2023 Vol. 25 No. 4 P. 670
Satellite-based link analysis is valuable for efficient and secure quantum communication, despite seasonal limits and restrictions on transmission times. A semi-empirical quantum key distribution model for satellite-based systems was proposed that simplifies simulations of communication links. Unlike other theoretical models, our approach was based on the experimentally-determined atmospheric extinction coefficient typical for mid-latitude ground stations. ...
Added: May 11, 2023