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Quantum computers require the systematic operation of qubits with high fidelity. For holes in germanium, the spin-orbit interaction allows for \textit{in situ} electric fast and high-fidelity qubit gates. However, the interaction also…

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…

Hole spin qubits in planar germanium heterostructures are frontrunners for scalable semiconductor quantum computing. However, their current performance is mostly limited by large dot-to-dot variability that leads to uncontrolled qubit…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-12-16 Edmondo Valvo , Michele Jakob , Patrick Del Vecchio , Maximilian Rimbach-Russ , Stefano Bosco

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) offer a platform to explore the physics of quantum electronics including spins. Electron spins in QDs are considered good candidates for quantum bits in quantum information processing, and spin control and…

Technology involving hybrid superconductor-semiconductor materials is a promising avenue for engineering quantum devices for information storage, manipulation, and transmission. Proximity-induced superconducting correlations are an…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-06-24 Serafim S. Babkin , Benjamin Joecker , Karsten Flensberg , Maksym Serbyn , Jeroen Danon

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

Quantum links can interconnect qubit registers and are therefore essential in networked quantum computing. Semiconductor quantum dot qubits have seen significant progress in the high-fidelity operation of small qubit registers but…

The epitaxial growth of germanium on silicon leads to the self-assembly of SiGe nanocrystals via a process that allows the size, composition and position of the nanocrystals to be controlled. This level of control, combined with an inherent…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-05-12 G. Katsaros , P. Spathis , M. Stoffel , F. Fournel , M. Mongillo , V. Bouchiat , F. Lefloch , A. Rastelli , O. G. Schmidt , S. De Franceschi

We realize a superconductor-coupled quantum dot (QD) in an InSb nanosheet, a 2D platform promising for studies of topological superconductivity. The device consists of a superconductor-QD-superconductor junction, where a bottom bilayer gate…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-02-10 Xingjun Wu , Ji-Yin Wang , Haitian Su , Han Gao , Shili Yan , Dong Pan , Jianhua Zhao , Po Zhang , H. Q. Xu

Hybrid semiconductor-superconductor qubits have recently emerged as a promising alternative to traditional platforms, combining material advantages with device-level tunability. A defining feature is their gate-tunable Josephson coupling,…

The prospect of coupling a two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor heterostructure to a superconductor opens new research and technology opportunities, including fundamental problems in mesoscopic superconductivity, scalable superconducting…

We implement silicon quantum dot devices with two layers of gate electrodes using a self-alignment technique, which allows for ultra-small gate lengths and intrinsically perfect layer-to-layer alignment. In a double quantum dot system, we…

We report an experimental study of quantum point contacts defined in a high-quality strained germanium quantum well with layered electric gates. At zero magnetic field, we observe quantized conductance plateaus in units of 2$e^2/h$.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-05-07 Han Gao , Zhen-Zhen Kong , Po Zhang , Yi Luo , Haitian Su , Xiao-Fei Liu , Gui-Lei Wang , Ji-Yin Wang , H. Q. Xu

Spins based in silicon provide one of the most promising architectures for quantum computing. Quantum dots are an inherently scalable technology. Here, we combine these two concepts into a workable design for a silicon-germanium quantum…

Planar germanium heterostructures hosting hole-spin qubits are among the leading platforms for scalable semiconductor-based quantum computing. Yet, device performance is hindered by significant quantum dot variability, which leads to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-01 Aram Shojaei , Edmondo Valvo , Maximilian Rimbach-Russ , Eliska Greplova , Ana Silva

We report the realization of a hybrid superconductor-quantum dot device by means of top-down nanofabrication starting from a two dimensional electron gas in a InGaAs/InAlAs semiconductor heterostructure. The quantum dot is defined by…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-04-15 Fabio Deon , Vittorio Pellegrini , Francesco Giazotto , Giorgio Biasiol , Lucia Sorba , Fabio Beltram

Quantum dots can confine single electrons or holes to define spin qubits that can be operated with high fidelity. Experimental work has progressed from linear to two-dimensional arrays of quantum dots, enabling qubit interactions that are…

Superconducting circuits are exceptionally flexible, enabling many different devices from sensors to quantum computers. Separately, epitaxial semiconductor devices such as spin qubits in silicon offer more limited device variation but…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-07-03 Yun-Pil Shim , Charles Tahan

Low-dimensional germanium hole devices are promising systems with many potential applications such as hole spin qubits, Andreev spin qubits, and Josephson junctions, and can serve as a basis for the realization of topological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-10-27 Christoph Adelsberger , Henry F. Legg , Daniel Loss , Jelena Klinovaja

Quantum point contact or QPC -- a constriction in a semiconducting two-dimensional (2D) electron system with a quantized conductance -- has been found as the building block of novel spintronic, and topological electronic circuits. They can…