Conveners
M3Or3I: Superconducting Quantum Systems & Materials
- ZuHawn Sung (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)
- Pat Gumann (IBM)
The electronic, thermal and mechanical properties of graphene make it an intriguing choice for the contact material in hybrid Josephson junctions. Work over the past few years has shown that graphene can be used to make high-quality junctions that can be incorporated into devices such as SQUIDs, qubits and bolometers. For some applications there are open questions about the suitability of...
Demand for data processing and computation has been rising dramatically since the invention of electronics. Increasing system-wide power efficiency will support sustainability and UN Strategic Development Goals 4, 7-9, and 11-15. Superconductor electronics are emerging in quantum sensing—for data collection and processing; quantum computing—including qubits, controls, and readout; and hybrid...
Superconducting circuits are a leading platform for quantum sensing and computing applications. Materials science of these superconducting circuits is considered with increasing importance to increase sensing fidelities and qubit coherence times, thus directly affecting the advancement of quantum applications. The choice of the material and nanofabrication process for superconducting devices...
Recent advancements in superconducting materials combined with advanced cryogenics are enabling new class of quantum applications. Quantum applications will be dependent on modular platforms that can probe and manipulate matter at the nanoscale and at low temperatures and simpler to use and manage. These environments will be used to assemble, align, and analyze functional, organic or...
