Loss channels affecting lithium niobate phononic crystal resonators at cryogenic temperature

We investigate the performance of microwave-frequency phononic crystal resonators fabricated on thin-film lithium niobate for integration with superconducting quantum circuits. For different design geometries at millikelvin temperatures, we achieve mechanical internal quality factors Qi above 10 5 –...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 2021-03, Vol.118 (12)
Main Authors: Wollack, E. Alex, Cleland, Agnetta Y., Arrangoiz-Arriola, Patricio, McKenna, Timothy P., Gruenke, Rachel G., Patel, Rishi N., Jiang, Wentao, Sarabalis, Christopher J., Safavi-Naeini, Amir H.
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Language:English
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CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
Physics
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Summary:We investigate the performance of microwave-frequency phononic crystal resonators fabricated on thin-film lithium niobate for integration with superconducting quantum circuits. For different design geometries at millikelvin temperatures, we achieve mechanical internal quality factors Qi above 10 5 – 10 6 at high microwave drive power, corresponding to 5 × 10 6 phonons inside the resonator. By sweeping the defect size of resonators with identical mirror cell designs, we are able to indirectly observe signatures of the complete phononic bandgap via the resonators' internal quality factors. Examination of quality factors' temperature dependence shows how superconducting and two-level system (TLS) loss channels impact device performance. Finally, we observe an anomalous low-temperature frequency shift consistent with resonant TLS decay and find that the material choice can help to mitigate these losses.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/5.0034909