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Qubits: engineering the blocks of the quantum future

  • Spin qubits: holes in Germanium (Ge) make electrically addressable, scalable qubits to build quantum computers
  • Super-semiconductor qubits: the combination of topological protection and superconducting circuits yields a topologically protected qubit (the kitmon), immune to most decoherence mechanisms

Tailor-made topological materials

  • Topological systems are promising platforms for topologically protected quantum computing
  • Topological properties can be engineered on demand using modular platforms, such as multi-terminal Josephson Junctions

From theoretical models to real-world devices

  • The Kitaev chain is the canonical toy model that hosts Majorana
    fermions, which are their own anti-particles and exhibit topological
    protection. A minimal example of a Kitaev chain has been realized on
    quantum dots.

  • Time-crystals are new phases of matter based on time ordering (rather
    than spatial) which can increase the stability of quantum computers

  • The combination of photons and electronic systems gives rise to cavity
    quantum materials
    : hybrid materials made of both light and matter. Those
    are exceptional platforms for quantum technology applications

An endless zoo of quantum materials

  • Quantum materials showcase unique properties due to the interplay of its degrees of freedom and their correlated dynamics. Some examples:
    • In topological materials, the electronic wave-functions take on non-trivial geometric structures
    • Quasicrystals, hosting a combination of ordered structures and aperiodicity, exhibit interesting fractal properties
    • Flat-band systems exhibit compact localization without the need of disorder

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