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We report a robust process for fabrication of surface-gated Si/SiGe quantum dots (QDs) with an integrated superconducting single-electron transistor (S-SET) charge sensor. A combination of a deep mesa etch and AlOx backfill is used to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-04-08 Mingyun Yuan , Feng Pan , Zhen Yang , T. J. Gilheart , Fei Chen , D. E. Savage , M. G. Lagally , M. A. Eriksson , A. J. Rimberg

In this manuscript, the evaluation procedure of transition dipole moment (TDM) is discussed. Semiconducting Cd_{x}Zn_{1-x}Se_{y}S_{1-y} alloyed quantum dots (AQDs) are used as the two level emitting system. The AQDs are then self-assembled…

Optics · Physics 2025-04-04 Harshavardhan R. Kalluru , Binita Tongbram , Jaydeep K. Basu

A qudit ($d$-level quantum systems) has a large Hilbert space and thus can be used to achieve many quantum information and communication tasks. Here, we propose a method to transfer arbitrary $d$-dimensional quantum states (known or…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-17 Tong Liu , Qi-Ping Su , Jin-Hu Yang , Yu Zhang , Shao-Jie Xiong , Jin-Ming Liu , Chui-Ping Yang

Double quantum dots (DQDs) have emerged as versatile and efficient absorbing light devices owing to their more multiple adjusting parameters than the single QD's. Using the system-reservoir theory, tunneling effect on the quantum…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-03-12 Sheng-Qiang Zhong , Shun-Cai Zhao , Sheng-Nan Zhu

A semiconductor quantum dot (QD) can generate highly indistinguishable single-photons at a high rate. For application in quantum communication and integration in hybrid systems, control of the QD optical properties is essential.…

A detailed understanding of the material properties that affect the splitting between the two low-lying valley states in Si/SiGe heterostructures will be increasingly important as the number of spin qubits is increased. Scanning gate…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-10-04 Efe Cakar , H. Ekmel Ercan , Gordian Fuchs , Artem O. Denisov , Christopher R. Anderson , Mark F. Gyure , Jason R. Petta

Motivated by theoretical predictions that spatially complex concentration modulations of Si and Ge can increase the valley splitting in quantum wells, we grow and characterize Si/SiGe heterostructures with a thin, pure Ge layer at the top…

High-efficiency single-photon detection in the microwave domain is a key enabling technology for quantum sensing, communication, and information processing. However, the extremely low energy of microwave photons (~{\mu}eV) presents a…

Strong electron and spin correlations in a double-quantum-dot (DQD) can give rise to different quantum states. We observe a continuous transition from a Kondo state exhibiting a single-peak Kondo resonance to another exhibiting a double…

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Revealing the quantum regime of photovoltaics is crucial to enhancing the internal quantum efficiency of a double quantum dots (DQDs) photocell housed in a cavity. In this study, the performance of a quantum photovoltaic is evaluated based…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-02-22 Sheng-Qiang Zhong , Shun-Cai Zhao , Sheng-Nan Zhu

We report measurements consistent with the valley Kondo effect in Si/SiGe quantum dots, evidenced by peaks in the conductance versus source-drain voltage that show strong temperature dependence. The Kondo peaks show unusual behavior in a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-07-04 Mingyun Yuan , R. Joynt , Zhen Yang , Chunyang Tang , D. E. Savage , M. G. Lagally , M. A. Eriksson , A. J. Rimberg

It is shown that the resonance Kondo tunneling through a double quantum dot (DQD) with even occupation and singlet ground state may arise at a strong bias, which compensates the energy of singlet/triplet excitation. Using the…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-10 M. N. Kiselev , K. Kikoin , L. W. Molenkamp

Quantum dots in silicon are promising candidates for implementation of solid-state quantum information processing. It is important to understand the effects of the multiple conduction band valleys of silicon on the properties of these…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-08-27 John King Gamble , M. A. Eriksson , S. N. Coppersmith , Mark Friesen

We present a three-dimensional simulation study of silicon nanowire double quantum dots (DQDs) with leads at T = 2 K, which extends beyond traditional effective mass or quasi-1D and quasi-2D approaches typically applied to bulk or planar…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-11-05 Nilesh Pandey , Dipanjan Basu , Leonard F Register , Sanjay K Banerjee

The growing interest in quantum information has enabled the manipulation and readout of microwave photon states with high fidelities. The presently available microwave photon counters, based on superconducting circuits, are limited to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-01-29 Subhomoy Haldar , David Barker , Harald Havir , Antti Ranni , Sebastian Lehmann , Kimberly A. Dick , Ville F. Maisi

In the present work the possibility of simultaneous localization of two electrons in $\Delta^{100}$ and $\Delta^{001}$ valleys in ordered structures with Ge/Si(001) quantum dots (QD) was verified experimentally by the electron spin…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-01-28 Aigul Zinovieva , Natalia Stepina , Anatoly Dvurechenskii , Leonid Kulik , Gregor Mussler , Juergen Moers , Detlev Gruetzmacher

A single atom in a cavity is the model system of cavity quantum electrodynamics (CQED). The strong coupling regime between the atom and cavity-confined photon corresponds to the reversible exchange of energy between the two modes, and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 D. Sanvitto , F. P. Laussy , F. Bello , D. M. Whittaker , A. M. Fox , M. S. Skolnick , A. Tahraoui , P. W. Fry , M. Hopkinson

Valley splitting is a key figure of silicon-based spin qubits. Quantum dots in Si/SiGe heterostructures reportedly suffer from a relatively low valley splitting, limiting the operation temperature and the scalability of such qubit devices.…

We show that optically active coupled quantum dots embedded in a superconducting microwave cavity can be used to realize a fast quantum interface between photonic and transmon qubits. Single photon absorption by a coupled quantum dot…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-11-01 Yuta Tsuchimoto , Patrick Knüppel , Aymeric Delteil , Zhe Sun , Martin Kroner , Ataç Imamoğlu

The coupling between $z$ valleys in the conduction band of a Si quantum well arises from phenomena occurring within several atoms from the interface, thus ruling out a theoretical description based on pure effective mass theory. However,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-08-26 Sucismita Chutia , S. N. Coppersmith , Mark Friesen