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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
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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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