Materials challenges and opportunities for quantum computing hardware

NP De Leon, KM Itoh, D Kim, KK Mehta, TE Northup… - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND The past two decades have seen intense efforts aimed at building quantum
computing hardware with the potential to solve problems that are intractable on classical …

The germanium quantum information route

G Scappucci, C Kloeffel, FA Zwanenburg… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
In the effort to develop disruptive quantum technologies, germanium is emerging as a
versatile material to realize devices capable of encoding, processing and transmitting …

[HTML][HTML] Gate-controlled quantum dots and superconductivity in planar germanium

NW Hendrickx, DP Franke, A Sammak… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Superconductors and semiconductors are crucial platforms in the field of quantum
computing. They can be combined to hybrids, bringing together physical properties that …

Two-Dimensional artificial Ge superlattice confining in electronic kagome lattice potential valleys

Q Tian, S Izadi Vishkayi, M Bagheri Tagani… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Constructing two-dimensional (2D) artificial superlattices based on single-atom and few-
atom nanoclusters is of great interest for exploring exotic physics. Here we report the …

[HTML][HTML] Probing resonating valence bonds on a programmable germanium quantum simulator

CA Wang, C Déprez, H Tidjani, WIL Lawrie… - npj Quantum …, 2023 - nature.com
Simulations using highly tunable quantum systems may enable investigations of condensed
matter systems beyond the capabilities of classical computers. Quantum dots and donors in …

All-electric control of donor nuclear spin qubits in silicon

AJ Sigillito, AM Tyryshkin, T Schenkel, AA Houck… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The electronic and nuclear spin degrees of freedom of donor impurities in silicon form ultra-
coherent two-level systems, that are potentially useful for applications in quantum …

Spin-coherent dynamics and carrier lifetime in strained semiconductors on silicon

S De Cesari, A Balocchi, E Vitiello, P Jahandar, E Grilli… - Physical Review B, 2019 - APS
We demonstrate an effective epitaxial route for the manipulation and further enrichment of
the intriguing spin-dependent phenomena boasted by germanium. We show optical …

[HTML][HTML] Strong confinement-induced engineering of the g factor and lifetime of conduction electron spins in Ge quantum wells

A Giorgioni, S Paleari, S Cecchi, E Vitiello… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Control of electron spin coherence via external fields is fundamental in spintronics. Its
implementation demands a host material that accommodates the desirable but contrasting …

Exchange interaction of hole-spin qubits in double quantum dots in highly anisotropic semiconductors

B Hetényi, C Kloeffel, D Loss - Physical Review Research, 2020 - APS
We study the exchange interaction between two hole-spin qubits in a double quantum dot
setup in a silicon nanowire in the presence of magnetic and electric fields. Based on …

Ballistic supercurrent discretization and micrometer-long Josephson coupling in germanium

NW Hendrickx, MLV Tagliaferri, M Kouwenhoven, R Li… - Physical Review B, 2019 - APS
We fabricate Josephson field-effect transistors in germanium quantum wells contacted by
superconducting aluminum and demonstrate supercurrents carried by holes that extend …