Materials for Silicon Quantum Dots and their Impact on Electron Spin Qubits

Abstract

Quantum computers have the potential to efficiently solve problems in logistics, drug and material design, finance, and cybersecurity. However, millions of qubits will be necessary for correcting inevitable errors in quantum operations. In this scenario, electron spins in gate‐defined silicon quantum dots are strong contenders for encoding qubits, leveraging the microelectronics industry know‐how for fabricating densely populated chips with nanoscale electrodes. The sophisticated material combinations used in commercially manufactured transistors, however, will have a very different impact on the fragile qubits. Here some key properties of the materials that have a direct impact on qubit performance and variability are reviewed.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Dec 16, 2021
Source ID
10.1002/adfm.202105488

Entities

People

  • Andrew S. Dzurak
  • André Saraiva
  • Arne Laucht
  • Christopher C. Escott
  • Henry Yang
  • Wee Han Lim

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • Australian Research Council
  • University of New South Wales

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Quantum
  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Dots