We propose to combine the advantages of graphene, such as easy tunability and long coherence times, with Josephson physics to manufacture qubits. If these qubits are built around a 0 and π junction they can be controlled by an external flux. Alternatively, a d-wave Josephson junction can itself be tuned via a gate voltage to create superpositions between macroscopically degenerate states. We show that ferromagnets are not required for realizing π junction in graphene, thus considerably simplifying its physical implementation. We demonstrate how one qubit gates, such as arbitrary phase rotations and the exchange gate, can be implemented.
@article{arxiv.0808.1979,
title = {$\pi$-junction qubit in monolayer graphene},
author = {Colin Benjamin and Jiannis K. Pachos},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0808.1979},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
5 pages, 5 figures, Manuscript revised, Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. B