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Heavy holes confined in quantum dots are predicted to be promising candidates for the realization of spin qubits with long coherence times. Here we focus on such heavy-hole states confined in Germanium hut wires. By tuning the growth…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-08-23 Lada Vukušić , Josip Kukučka , Hannes Watzinger , Georgios Katsaros

Flopping mode qubits in double quantum dots (DQDs) allow for coherent spin-photon hybridization and fast qubit gates when coupled to either an alternating external or a quantized cavity electric field. To achieve this, however, electronic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-03-03 Philipp M. Mutter , Guido Burkard

Electron spins in semiconductors are promising qubits because their long coherence times enable nearly 10^9 coherent quantum gate operations. However, developing a scalable high-fidelity two-qubit gate remains challenging. Here, we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-08-16 John M. Nichol , Lucas A. Orona , Shannon P. Harvey , Saeed Fallahi , Geoffrey C. Gardner , Michael J. Manfra , Amir Yacoby

In the worldwide endeavor for disruptive quantum technologies, germanium is emerging as a versatile material to realize devices capable of encoding, processing, or transmitting quantum information. These devices leverage special properties…

Single-qubit operations on singlet-triplet qubits in GaAs double quantum dots have not yet reached the fidelities required for fault-tolerant quantum information processing. Considering experimentally important constraints and using…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-01-25 Pascal Cerfontaine , Tim Botzem , David P. DiVincenzo , Hendrik Bluhm

The similarities between gated quantum dots and the transistors in modern microelectronics - in fabrication methods, physical structure, and voltage scales for manipulation - have led to great interest in the development of quantum bits…

Semiconductor quantum dots in silicon are promising qubits because of long spin coherence times and their potential for scalability. However, such qubits with complete electrical control and fidelities above the threshold for quantum error…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-03-23 Clement H. Wong

Capacitively coupled semiconductor spin qubits hold promise as the building blocks of a scalable quantum computing architecture with long-range coupling between distant qubits. However, the two-qubit gate fidelities achieved in experiments…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-10-29 Xin Wang , Edwin Barnes , S. Das Sarma

Hole spins in silicon or germanium quantum dots have emerged as a compelling solid-state platform for scalable quantum processors. Besides relying on well-established manufacturing technologies, hole-spin qubits feature fast,…

The intense simulation efforts on hole-spin qubits in germanium have so far focused primarily on singly occupied quantum dots. Here, we theoretically investigate three-hole qubits in germanium and demonstrate that their performance can…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-03-03 Andrea Secchi , Gaia Forghieri , Paolo Bordone , Daniel Loss , Stefano Bosco , Filippo Troiani

Near-term quantum computers are limited by the decoherence of qubits to only being able to run low-depth quantum circuits with acceptable fidelity. This severely restricts what quantum algorithms can be compiled and implemented on such…

Achieving high-fidelity two-qubit gates is crucial for spin qubits in silicon double quantum dots. However, the two-qubit gates in experiments are easily suffered from charge noise, which is still a key challenge. Geometric gates which…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-09-04 Yong-Yang Lu , Kejin Wei , Chengxian Zhang

Systems of individual electrons electrostatically trapped on condensed noble gas surfaces have recently attracted considerable interest as potential platforms for quantum computing. The electrons serve as charge qubits in the system, and…

The strong spin-orbit interaction in silicon and germanium hole quantum dots enables all-electric microwave control of single spins but is unsuited for multi-spin exchange-only qubits that rely on scalable discrete signals to suppress…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-02-11 Stefano Bosco , Maximilian Rimbach-Russ

Quantum computation requires many qubits that can be coherently controlled and coupled to each other. Qubits that are defined using lithographic techniques are often argued to be promising platforms for scalability, since they can be…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-04-27 L. Petit , H. G. J. Eenink , M. Russ , W. I. L. Lawrie , N. W. Hendrickx , J. S. Clarke , L. M. K. Vandersypen , M. Veldhorst

We present a design and modeling of a scalable quantum processor architecture utilizing hole-spin qubits defined in gate-controlled germanium (Ge) quantum dots, where coherent spin-phonon coupling is predicted to facilitate qubit…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-05 D. -M. Mei , S. A. Panamaldeniya , K. Dong , S. Bhattarai , N. Budhathoki , A. Warren

Gate-defined quantum dots in silicon-germanium heterostructures have become a compelling platform for quantum computation and simulation. Thus far, developments have been limited to quantum dots defined in a single plane. Here, we propose…

A single hole spin in a semiconductor quantum dot has emerged as a quantum bit that is potentially superior to an electron spin. A key feature of holes is that they have a greatly reduced hyperfine interaction with nuclear spins, which is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-11-14 Alex Greilich , Samuel G. Carter , Danny Kim , Allan S. Bracker , Daniel Gammon

We theoretically investigate the properties of holes in a Si$_{x}$Ge$_{1-x}$/Ge/ Si$_{x}$Ge$_{1-x}$ quantum well in a perpendicular magnetic field that make them advantageous as qubits, including a large ($>$100~meV) intrinsic splitting…

Germanium spin qubits exhibit strong spin-orbit interaction, which allow for high-fidelity qubit control, but also provide a strong dependence on the magnetic field. Superconducting vector magnets are often used to minimize dephasing due to…