Microwave probing of bulk dielectrics using superconducting coplanar resonators in distant-flip-chip geometry.

Dielectric measurements on insulating materials at cryogenic temperatures can be challenging, depending on the frequency and temperature ranges of interest. We present a technique to study the dielectric properties of bulk dielectrics at GHz frequencies. A superconducting coplanar Nb resonator is deposited directly on the material of interest, and this resonator is then probed in distant-flip-chip geometry with a microwave feedline on a separate chip.

Characterizing dielectric properties of ultra-thin films using superconducting coplanar microwave resonators.

We present an experimental approach for cryogenic dielectric measurements on ultrathin insulating films. Based on a coplanar microwave waveguide design, we implement superconducting quarter-wave resonators with inductive coupling, which allows us to determine the real part ε of the dielectric function at gigahertz frequencies and sample thicknesses down to a few nanometers. We perform simulations to optimize resonator coupling and sensitivity, and we demonstrate the possibility to quantify ε with a conformal mapping technique in a wide sample-thickness and ε-regime.