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DirectorProf. Dr. Joachim Ankerhold

2024

S. Karan, H. Huang, A. Ivanovic, C. Padurariu, B. Kubala, K. Kern, J. Ankerhold, C.R. Ast,
Tracking a spin-polarized superconducting bound state across a quantum phase transition,
Nature Communication 15 (1), 459 (2024)
article:s41467-024-44708-2

2023

T. Jonckheere. J.Rech, C. Padurariu, L. Raymond, T. Martin, D. Feinberg,
Quartet currents in a biased three-terminal diffusive Josephson junction,
Physical Review B 108 (21), 214517 (2023)
PhysRevB.108.214517

F. Höhe, C. Padurariu, B. I. C. Donvil, L. Danner, J. Ankerhold, B. Kubala,
Quantum Synchronization in Presence of Shot Noise,
arXiv:2306.15292 (unpublished)

J. Siebrecht, H. Huang, P. Kot, R. Drost, C. Padurariu, B. Kubala, J. Ankerhold, J. C. Cuevas, C. R. Ast,
Microwave excitation of atomic scale superconducting bound states,
Nature Communications Volume 14, 6794 (2023)
s41467-023-42454-5

F. M. Weidner, M. Rossini, J. Ankerhold, H. A. Kestler,
RA protocol for the use of cloud-based quantum computers for logical network analysis of biological systems,
STAR Protocols, Volume 4, Issue 3, 102438, 15 September (2023)
doi.org:2023.102438

D. Jaschke, S. Montangero,
Is quantum computing green? An estimate for an energy-efficiency quantum advantage,
Quantum Science and Technology 8 025001 (2023)
doi.org:10.1088.2058-9565

M. Rossignolo, T. Reisser, A. Marshall, P. Rembold, A. Pagano, P. J. Vetter, R. S. Said, M. M. Müller, F. Motzoi, T. Calarco, F. Jelezko, S. Montangero,
QuOCS: The quantum optimal control suite,
Computer Physics Communications Volume 291, 108782 (2023)
doi.org:10.17632

H. Huang, S. Karan, C. Padurariu, B. Kubala, J. C. Cuevas, J. Ankerhold, K. Kern & C. R. Ast,
Universal scaling of tunable Yu-Shiba-Rusinov states across the quantum phase transition,
Communications Physics (Nature) 6, Article number: 214 (2023)
arXiv:2212.11332

M. Rossini, D. Maile, J. Ankerhold, and B. I. C. Donvil 
Single-Qubit Error Mitigation by Simulating Non-Markovian Dynamics,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 110603
arXiv:2303.03268

R. Siebert, O. Ammerpohl, M. Rossini, D. Herb, S. Rau, M. B. Plenio, F. Jelezko and J. Ankerhold,
A quantum physics layer of epigenetics: a hypothesis deduced from charge transfer and chirality-induced spin selectivity of DNA,
Clinical Epigenetics  15, 145 (2023)

X. Dan, M. Xu, J. T. Stockburger, J. Ankerhold, Qiang Shi
Efficient low temperature simulations for fermionic reservoirs with the hierarchical equations of motion method: Application to the Anderson impurity model
arXiv:2211.04089v1

2022

H. Huang, S. Karan, C. Padurariu, B. Kubala, J. C. Cuevas, J. Ankerhold, K. Kern, C. R. Ast
Universal scaling of tunable Yu-Shiba-Rusinov states across the quantum phase transition
arXiv:2212.11332 (2022)

D. Maile, J. Ankerhold
Performance of quantum registers in diamond in the presence of spin impurities
arXiv:2211.06234 (2022)

B. Donvil, P. Muratore-Ginanneschi
Unraveling-paired dynamical maps can recover the input of quantum channels
arXiv:2209.08958 (2022)

S. Bachmann, W. De Roeck, B. Donvil, M. Fraas
Stability of invertible, frustration-free ground states against large perturbations
Quantum 6, 793 (2022)

B. Donvil, P. Muratore-Ginanneschi
Quantum trajectory framework for general time-local master equations
Nat Commun 13, 4140 (2022)

D. Maile, J. Ankerhold, S. Andergassen, W. Belzig, G. Rastelli
Engineering the speedup of quantum tunneling in Josephson systems via dissipation
Phys. Rev. B 106, 045408 (2022)

S. Karan, H. Huang, C. Padurariu, B. Kubala, A. Theiler, A. M. Black-Schaffer, G. Morrás, A. Levy Yeyati, J. C. Cuevas, J. Ankerhold, K. Kern & C. R. Ast
Superconducting quantum interference at the atomic scale
Nat. Phys. 18,893-898 (2022)

M. Xu, J. T. Stockburger, G. Kurizki and J. Ankerhold 
Minimal quantum thermal machine in a bandgap environment: non-Markovian features and anti-Zeno advantage
New J. Phys. 24 035003 (2022).

M. Xu, Y. Yan, Q. Shi, J. Ankerhold, J. T. Stockburger,
Taming quantum noise for efficient low temperature simulations of open quantum systems 
Phys. Rev.Lett. 129, 230601 (2022)

B. Donvil, J. Ankerhold
Apparent Heating due to Imperfect Calorimetric Measurements
2022 J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 55 225303

S. Goldstein, G. Pardo, N. Kirsh, N. Gaiser, C. Padurariu, B. Kubala, J. Ankerhold and N. Katz
Compact itinerant microwave photonics with superconducting high-kinetic inductance microstrips
New J. Phys. 24 023022 (2022)

G. C. Ménard, A. Peugeot, C. Padurariu, C. Rolland, B. Kubala, Y. Mukharsky, Z. Iftikhar, C. Altimiras, P. Roche, H. le Sueur, P. Joyez, D. Vion, D. Esteve, J. Ankerhold, and F. Portier,
Emission of Photon Multiplets by a dc-Biased Superconducting Circuit
Phys. Rev. X 12, 021006 (2022)

Feature article in Physics: Multiphoton Generator on a Chip 
Physics 15, 52 (2022)

A. Pagano, S. Weber, D. Jaschke, T. Pfau, F. Meinert, S. Montangero, H. P. Büchler, 
Error budgeting for a controlled-phase gate with strontium-88 Rydberg atoms
Physical Review Research 4 (3), 033019

 

2021

Meng Xu, J. Stockburger, J. Ankerhold, 
Heat transport through a superconducting artificial atom,
Phys. Rev. B 103, 104304 (2021).

A. Peugeot, S. Dambach, M. Westig, B. Kubala, Y. Mukharsky, C. Altimiras, H. le
Sueur, P. Joyez, D. Vion, P. Roche, D. Esteve, J. Ankerhold, F. Portier,
Generating Two Continuous Entangled Microwave Beams Using a dc-Biased Josephson Junction,
Phys. Rev X 11,031008 (2021).

M. Wiedmann, J. Stockburger, J. Ankerhold,
Non-Markovian quantum Otto refrigerator,
Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 230, 851 (2021)

H. Huang, J. Senkpiel, C. Padurariu, R. Drost, A. Villas, R.L. Klees, A. Levy
Yeyati, J.C. Cuevas, B. Kubala, J. Ankerhold, K. Kern, C. R. Ast,
Spin-dependent tunneling between individual superconducting bound states,
Phys. Rev. Research 3, L032008 (2021)

V. Vadimov, J. Tuorila, J. Stockburger, T. Ala-Nissila, J. Ankerhold, and M.
Möttönen, 
Validity of Born Markov master equations in one and two-qubit systems
Phys. Rev. B 103, 214308 (2021).

S. Karan, Haonan Huang, C. Padurariu, B. Kubala, G. Morras, A. Levy-
Yeyati, J. C. Cuevas, J. Ankerhold, K. Kern, and C. R. Ast,
Superconducting Quantum Interference at the Atomic Scale,
Nature, under review (2021); arXiv: 2102.12521.

L. Danner, C. Padurariu, J. Ankerhold, and B. Kubala, Phys. Rev. B,
Injection locking and synchronization in Josephson photonics devices,
Phys. Rev. B 104, 054517 (2021)  

2020

N. Walldorf, F. Brange, C. Padurariu, C. Flindt
Noise and full counting statistics of a Cooper pair splitter
Phys. Rev. B 101, 205422

J. Senior, A. Gubaydullin, B. Karimi, J. T. Peltonen, J. Ankerhold and J. P. Pekola,
Heat rectification via a superconducting artificial atom
Communications Physics, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 40, 08 2020.

H. Huang, C. Padurariu, J. Senkpiel, R. Drost, A. L. Yeyati, J. C. Cuevas, B. Kubala, J. Ankerhold, K. Kern and C. R. Ast,
Tunnelling dynamics between superconducting bound states at the atomic limit
Nature Physics, 2020.

J. Senkpiel, S. Dambach, M. Etzkorn, R. Drost, C. Padurariu, B. Kubala, W. Belzig, A. L. Yeyati, J. C. Cuevas, J. Ankerhold, C. R. Ast and K. Kern,
Single channel Josephson effect in a high transmission atomic contact
Communications Physics, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 131, 2020.

J. Gosner, B. Kubala and J. Ankerhold,
Relaxation dynamics and dissipative phase transition in quantum oscillators with period tripling
Phys. Rev. B, vol. 101, pp. 054501, 2020. 

A. Murani, N. Bourlet, H. Sueur, F. Portier, C. Altimiras, D. Esteve, H. Grabert, J. Stockburger, J. Ankerhold and P. Joyez,
Absence of a Dissipative Quantum Phase Transition in Josephson Junctions
Phys. Rev. X, vol. 10, pp. 021003, 2020

H. Huang, R. Drost, J. Senkpiel, C. Padurariu, B. Kubala, A. L. Yeyati, J. C. Cuevas, J. Ankerhold, K. Kern and C. R. Ast,
Quantum phase transitions and the role of impurity-substrate hybridization in Yu-Shiba-Rusinov states
Communications Physics, vol. 3, pp. 199, 2020.

B. Kubala, J. Ankerhold and A. D. Armour,
Electronic and photonic counting statistics as probes of non-equilibrium quantum dynamics
New Journal of Physics, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 023010, 2020. {IOP} Publishing.

P. Kot, R. Drost, M. Uhl, J. Ankerhold, J. C. Cuevas and C. R. Ast, 
Microwave-assisted tunneling and interference effects in superconducting junctions under fast driving signals
Phys. Rev. B, vol. 101, pp. 134507, 2020. American Physical Society.

M. Wiedmann, J. T. Stockburger and J. Ankerhold, 
Non-Markovian dynamics of a quantum heat engine: out-of-equilibrium operation and thermal coupling control
New Journal of Physics, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 033007, 2020. {IOP} Publishing.

J. Senkpiel, J. C. Klöckner, M. Etzkorn, S. Dambach, B. Kubala, W. Belzig, A. L. Yeyati, J. C. Cuevas, F. Pauly, J. Ankerhold, C. R. Ast and K. Kern,
Dynamical Coulomb Blockade as a Local Probe for Quantum Transport
Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 124, pp. 156803, 2020.
 

2019

T. Elo, Z. Tan, C. Padurariu, F. Duerr, D. S. Golubev, G. B. Lesovik, P. Hakonen
Hanbury Brown and Twiss Exchange Correlations in Graphene Box
Phys. Rev. B 100, 235433 (2019)

M. Wiedmann, J. T. Stockburger and J. Ankerhold, 
Out-of-equilibrium operation of a quantum heat engine 
arxiv:1903.11368.

S. Dambach, P. Egetmeyer, J. Ankerhold and B. Kubala, 
Quantum thermodynamics with a Josephson-photonics setup
The European Physical Journal Special Topics, vol. 227, no. 15, pp. 2053--2058, 2019.

J. Senkpiel, C. Rubio-Verdú, M. Etzkorn, R. Drost, L. M. Schoop, S. Dambach, C. Padurariu, B. Kubala, J. Ankerhold, C. R. Ast and K. Kern, 
Robustness of Yu-Shiba-Rusinov resonances in the presence of a complex superconducting order parameter
Phys. Rev. B, vol. 100, pp. 014502, 2019.

J. Tuorila, J. T. Stockburger, T. Ala-Nissila, J. Ankerhold and M. Möttönen, 
System-Environment Correlations in Qubit Initialization and Control
Phys. Rev. Research, vol. 1, pp. 013004

J. Gosner, B. Kubala and J. Ankerhold, 
Quantum properties of a strongly driven Josephson junction
Phys. Rev. B, vol. 99, pp. 144524, 2019.

C. Rolland, A. Peugeot, S. Dambach, M. Westig, B. Kubala, Y. Mukharsky, C. Altimiras, H. le Sueur, P. Joyez, D. Vion, P. Roche, D. Esteve, J. Ankerhold and F. Portier,
Antibunched Photons Emitted by a dc-Biased Josephson Junction
Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 122, pp. 186804, 2019.

S. Dambach, A. Armour, B. Kubala and J. Ankerhold, 
Josephson junction cavity systems as cousins of the quantum optical micromaser
Physica Scripta, 2019.

2018

J. Gosner, B. Kubala, and J. Ankerhold,
Quantum properties of a strongly driven Josephson junction
arxiv:1812.02839

T. Motz, M. Wiedmann, J. T. Stockburger, and J. Ankerhold,
Rectification of heat currents across nonlinear quantum chains: A versatile approach beyond weak thermal contact
New J. Phys. 20 113020

N. Walldorf, C. Padurariu, A.-P. Jauho, and C. Flindt,
Electron Waiting Times of a Cooper Pair Splitter
Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 087701

2017

A. D. Armour, B. Kubala, and J. Ankerhold,
Noise switching at a dynamical critical point in a cavity-conductor hybrid
Phys. Rev. B 96, 214509

Yaxing Zhang, J. Gosner, S. M. Girvin, J. Ankerhold, and M. I. Dykman,
Time-translation-symmetry breaking in a driven oscillator: From the quantum coherent to the incoherent regime
Phys. Rev. A 96, 052124

B. Jäck, J. Senkpiel, M. Etzkorn, J. Ankerhold, C. R. Ast, and K. Kern,
Quantum Brownian motion at strong dissipation probed by superconducting tunnel junctions
Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 147702

M. Mecklenburg, B. Kubala, and J. Ankerhold,
Thermopower and dynamical Coulomb blockade in non-classical environments
Phys. Rev. B 96, 155405

M. Westig, B. Kubala, O. Parlavecchio, Y. Mukharsky, C. Altimiras, P Joyez, D. Vion, P. Roche, M. Hofheinz, D Esteve, M Trif, P. Simon, J. Ankerhold, and F. Portier,
Emission of Nonclassical Radiation by Inelastic Cooper Pair Tunneling
Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 137001

B. Dutta, J. T. Peltonen, D. S. Antonenko, M. Meschke, M. A. Skvortsov, B. Kubala, J. König, C. B. Winkelmann, H. Courtois, and J. P. Pekola,
Thermal Conductance of a Single-Electron Transistor
Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 077701

T. Motz, J. Ankerhold, and J. Stockburger,
Currents and fluctuations of quantum heat transport in harmonic chains
New J. Phys. 19 053013

S. Dambach, B. Kubala, J. Ankerhold,
Generating Entangled Quantum Microwaves in a Josephson-Photonics Device
New J. Phys. 19, 023027

B. Jäck, J. Senkpiel, M.Etzkorn, J. Ankerhold, C. R. Ast, K. Kern, 
Signatures of phase-coherent transport and the role of quantum fluctua-
tions in the dynamical Coulomb blockade regime

arXiv:1712.07172

2016

S. Dambach, B. Kubala, and J. Ankerhold,
Time-resolved statistics of photon pairs in two-cavity Josephson photonics
Fortschr. Phys.. doi:10.1002/prop.201600061 , special volume, FQMT '15 (arXiv:1605.03420)

J. T. Stockburger and T. Motz,
Thermodynamic deficiencies of some simple Lindblad operators
Fortschr. Phys. 65, 1600067 (2017) (invited contribution to special volume FQMT'15)

C. R. Ast, B. Jäck, J. Senkpiel, M. Eltschka, M. Etzkorn, J. Ankerhold, and K. Kern,
Sensing the quantum limit in scanning tunnelling spectroscopy
Nature Communications 7, 13009 (2016) 

M. Wiedmann, J. T. Stockburger, J. Ankerhold,
Time-Correlated Blip Dynamics of Open Quantum Systems
Phys. Rev. A 94, 052137 (2016)

J. T. Stockburger,
Exact propagation of open quantum systems in a system-reservoir context
EPL 115 (2016) 40010

S. Fuchs, J. Ankerhold, M. Blencowe, and B. Kubala,
Non-equilibrium dynamics of the Dicke model for mesoscopic aggregates: signatures of superradiance
J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 49 (2016) 035501

2015

S. Meister, M. Mecklenburg, V. Gramich, J.T. Stockburger, J. Ankerhold, and B. Kubala,
Resonators coupled to voltage-biased Josephson junctions: From linear response to strongly driven nonlinear oscillations
Phys. Rev. B  92, 174532

J. T. Stockburger, R. Schmidt, and J. Ankerhold,
Entanglement generation through local field and quantum dissipation
Phys. Scr. T 165 (2015)  014020 

B. Kubala, V. Gramich, and J. Ankerhold,
Non-classical light from superconducting resonators coupled to voltage-biased Josephson junctions,
Phys. Scr. T 165 (2015) 014029

S. Dambach, B. Kubala, V. Gramich, and J.Ankerhold,
Time-resolved statistics of non-classical light in Josephson photonics
Phys. Rev. B 92, 054508

R. Schmidt, M. F. Carusela, J. P. Pekola, S. Suomela, and J. Ankerhold,
Work and heat for two-level systems in dissipative environments: Strong driving and non-Markovian dynamics
Phys. Rev. B 91, 224303

K. L. Viisanen, S. Suomela, S. Gasparinetti, O. Saira, J. Ankerhold, and J. P. Pekola,
Incomplete measurement of work in a dissipative two level system,
New J. Phys. 17 (2015) 055014 

A. D. Armour, B. Kubala, and J. Ankerhold,
Josephson photonics with a two-mode superconducting circuit
Phys. Rev. B 91, 184508

2014 and earlier

Publications 1991 - 2014