Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Artistic and research interests
Mikko's research interests cover a wide variety of topics in quantum physics and technology. For example, he has studied magnetic-monopole analogues in Bose-Einstein condensates and single-electron pumping in silicon quantum dots. Currently, he is most focused on superconducting electric circuits which he has used to demonstrate the most sensitive bolometer, a quantum-circuit refrigerator, and qubits such as the unimon qubit and transmon reaching millisecond coherence time. The bolometer can be used to readout qubits with a small footprint and low energy budget and the refrigerator can potentially be used to demonstrate efficient initialization of superconducting qubits. Mikko has also co-founded two companies from his research: IQM Quantum Computers and QMIll. For further details, see the web pages of Mikko's Quantum Computing and Devices group: http://physics.aalto.fi/en/groups/qcd/
Education/Academic qualification
Doctoral degree, Engineering and Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 25 Jan 2005
Master's degree, Engineering and Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 24 Sept 2002
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Initial demonstration of a quantum heat engine based on dissipation-engineered superconducting circuits
Uusnäkki, T., Mörstedt, T., Teixeira, W., Rasola, M. & Möttönen, M., 5 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature Communications.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Noise-driven quantum-circuit refrigeration
Kivijärvi, H., Viitanen, A., Mörstedt, T. & Möttönen, M., 1 Apr 2026, In: Physical Review Research. 8, 2, p. 1-9 9 p., 023144.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Zeptojoule calorimetry
Gunyho, A., Kohvakka, K., Chen, Q.-M., Girard, J.-P., Kokkoniemi, R., Liu, W. & Möttönen, M., Jun 2026, In: Nature Electronics. 9, 6, p. 611-620 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Correlation measurement of propagating microwave photons at millikelvin
Keränen, A., Chen, Q. M., Gunyhó, A., Singh, P., Ma, J., Vesterinen, V., Govenius, J. & Möttönen, M., Dec 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, p. 1-6 6 p., 3875.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Dissipation and noise in strongly driven Josephson junctions
Vadimov, V., Sunada, Y. & Mottonen, M., 6 Oct 2025, In: SciPost Physics Core. 8, 4, p. 1-26 26 p., 065.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Downloads (Pure)
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AQM: Autonomous Quantum Machines
Möttönen, M. (Principal investigator), Sah, A. (Project Member), Alizadeh, A. (Project Member), Soininen, E. (Project Member), Leinonen, E. (Project Member), Mörstedt, T. (Project Member), Doan Thanh, T. (Project Member), Aziz, F. (Project Member), Lampinen, K. (Project Member), Ristolainen, E. (Project Member) & Bíreš, M. (Project Member)
01/01/2026 → 31/12/2031
Project: RCF Academy Professor
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SQC: Sustainable Quantum Computers
Möttönen, M. (Principal investigator), Salmi, A. (Project Member), Milchakov, V. (Project Member), Qiu, W. (Project Member) & Pyysalo, J. (Project Member)
01/01/2026 → 31/12/2028
Project: Unknown
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TeleQuant: Telecom-wavelength quantum communication with on-demand quantum light sources
Möttönen, M. (Principal investigator), Qiu, W. (Project Member), Yu, S. (Project Member) & Delrosso, G. (Project Member)
01/09/2025 → 31/08/2027
Project: BF Co-Research
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SystemQ: Autonomous quantum processor
Möttönen, M. (Principal investigator), Gunyho, A. (Project Member), Qiu, W. (Project Member), Viinikka, V. (Project Member), Chen, Q.-M. (Project Member), Virtanen, O. (Project Member), Darwish, A. (Project Member), Singh, P. (Project Member), Lahti, K. (Project Member), Yin, Y. (Project Member), Männikkö, E. (Project Member), Heikkilä, A. (Project Member), Ma, J. (Project Member), Salmi, A. (Project Member) & Yu, S. (Project Member)
01/01/2025 → …
Project: Unknown
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-: OpenSuperQPlus100
Möttönen, M. (Principal investigator)
01/03/2023 → 31/08/2026
Project: EU: Framework programmes funding
Datasets
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Datasets for "Cryogenic sensor enabling broad-band and traceable power measurements"
Girard, J.-P. (Creator), Lake, R. E. (Creator), Liu, W. (Creator), Kokkoniemi, R. (Creator), Visakorpi, E. (Creator), Govenius, J. (Creator) & Möttönen, M. (Creator), Zenodo, 25 Jan 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7568108, https://zenodo.org/record/7568109
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Data for "Single-Shot Readout of a Superconducting Qubit Using a Thermal Detector"
Gunyho, A. M. (Creator), Kundu, S. (Creator), Ma, J. (Creator), Liu, W. (Creator), Niemelä, S. (Creator), Catto, G. (Creator), Vadimov, V. (Creator), Vesterinen, V. (Creator), Singh, P. (Creator), Chen, Q. (Creator) & Möttönen, M. (Creator), Zenodo, 27 Mar 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7773980, https://zenodo.org/record/7773981
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Source Data for Blinova et al., Observation of an Alice Ring in a Bose-Einstein Condensate (2023).
Blinova, A. (Creator), Zamora-Zamora, R. (Creator), Ollikainen, T. (Creator), Kivioja, M. (Creator), Möttönen, M. (Creator) & Hall, D. S. (Creator), Zenodo, 12 Jun 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8027652, https://zenodo.org/record/8027653
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Data and codes for "Decay-protected superconducting qubit with fast control enabled by integrated on-chip filters"
Sah, A. (Creator), Kundu, S. (Creator), Suominen, H. (Creator), Chen, Q. (Creator) & Möttönen, M. (Creator), Zenodo, 21 May 2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11234842, https://zenodo.org/records/11234843
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Source Data file for Weiss et al., Nature Communications 10, 4772 (2019)
Weiss, L. S. (Creator), Borgh, M. O. (Creator), Blinova, A. (Creator), Ollikainen, T. (Creator), Möttönen, M. (Creator), Ruostekoski, J. (Creator) & Hall, D. S. (Creator), Zenodo, 10 Sept 2019
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Prizes
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Honorary Doctor of Technology
Möttönen, M. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
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Innovation Professor of the Year 2021
Möttönen, M. (Recipient), 16 Feb 2021
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
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Nokia Foundation Recognition Award 2020
Möttönen, M. (Recipient), 26 Nov 2020
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
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Väisälä Prize 2020
Möttönen, M. (Recipient), 14 Dec 2020
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
Activities
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New superconducting qubit and millikelvin electronics to boost it
Möttönen, M. (Invited speaker)
28 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
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New superconducting qubit and millikelvin electronics to boost it
Möttönen, M. (Invited speaker)
21 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
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Introduction to Quantum Technology
Möttönen, M. (Invited speaker)
2022 → …Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
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New superconducting qubit and millikelvin electronics for it
Möttönen, M. (Invited speaker)
2022 → …Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
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New superconducting qubit and millikelvin electronics to boost it
Möttönen, M. (Invited speaker)
10 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
Press/Media
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Tarkkuuden maailmanennätys – suomalaistutkijat mittasivat tseptojoulen
23/06/2026
1 item of Media coverage
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Suomalaiset rikkoivat energiaennätyksen – 0,00000000000000000000083 joulea mitattiin uudella menetelmällä
15/05/2026
1 item of Media coverage
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Suomalainen professori pääsi arvostetussa keksijäkilpailussa finaaliin
15/05/2026
1 item of Media coverage
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Suomen kvanttiguru ennustaa läpimurtoa ensi vuonna
13/05/2026
1 item of Media coverage
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Aalto-yliopiston professori kansainvälisen huippukilpailun finaaliin
12/05/2026
1 item of Media coverage
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