磁场方向调制的InAs量子点分子量子比特

在有效质量近似条件下研究了由两个垂直耦合自组织InAs量子点组成的双电子量子点分子的电子结构，在此基础上利用系统的总自旋提出了一种磁场方向调制的量子比特方案.电子的相关效应可以导致系统的总自旋在0和1之间转换，值得注意的是，通过调节外部磁场的方向来实现这种转换，而不是像以往那样通过改变外部磁场的大小.结果支持利用系统的总自旋作为磁场方向调制的量子比特的可能性，而且因为高质量的垂直耦合量子点分子的制作工艺已经成熟，所以这是一个非常现实的量子比特设计方案. 关键词： 量子点分子 磁场方向调制 量子比特     

基于应变锗空穴双量子点的可调耦合和自旋阻塞研究

应变锗空穴量子点是实现超大规模量子计算最有前景的平台之一.由于锗空穴不受超精细相互作影响，有着较长的自旋弛豫时间和量子退相干时间，且锗中本征的强旋轨道耦合和空穴载流子的低有效质量，使得全电场操控空穴自旋量子比特得以实现，极大地降低了器件加工难度，增加了量子点的可扩展性.本文介绍了一种使用应变锗异质结制备重叠栅空穴双量子点器件的方法，完成了应变锗异质结性质测量，空穴双量子点器件制作，单量子点输运性质和双量子点输运性质研究，双量子点耦合可研究调节性研究，以及外磁场存在下的漏电流性质研究和泡利自旋阻塞解除机制的研究.这些工作为未来实现高质量自旋量子比特制备和高保真度量子逻辑门操控提供了实验平台和基本参数.     

单量子点的发光与应用EI北大核心CSCD

由于量子限制效应,自组装半导体单量子点具有类似于原子的分立能级,可实现高不可分辨、高亮度和高纯度的单光子发射,其多种激子态能够产生不同偏振模式的光子。而光学微纳结构是调控量子点发光性质的有效手段,当单个量子点与光学微腔发生弱耦合时,Purcell效应将大大提高量子点作为单光子源或纠缠光子对源的性能。同时,量子点与光学微腔的强耦合系统可以作为量子光学网络中的量子节点,以及用于研究单光子水平的光学非线性效应。利用量子点与光学波导的耦合可实现固态量子比特和飞行光子比特的相干转换,以及高效的信息处理与传输,由此构建可靠的片上光学网络。此外,单量子点还具有可操控的自旋态,可作为量子比特的载体。考虑到量子点器件的制备过程易与成熟的半导体技术相结合,基于量子点的器件设计具有良好的可扩展性和集成化潜力。     

垂直结构多色量子点LED(QD-LED)最新进展

量子点LED以胶体量子点为发光层,通过调节作为发光层量子点的尺寸可以制作出覆盖可见(380-780nm)以及近红外光谱的量子点LED(QD-LED),而且量子点LED器件发出的光谱范围很窄,其光谱半高宽可达30nm。简述了当今国内外关于QD-LED器件结构的研究成果以及器件的制作工艺,介绍了目前课题组最新的一些相关成果。重点阐述了目前已经得到验证的几种量子点器件结构,分析了其存在的优缺点,这些结论对进一步改进QD-LED的结构以及使其可以更有利于商业化提供了参考。     

离子阱量子计算规模化的研究进展

离子阱系统是当前实现量子计算最为领先的物理系统之一,已经在数十量子比特的规模下实现了保真度达到容错量子计算阈值的量子态制备、测量、通用量子逻辑门等基本量子操作.未来离子阱量子计算的一个重要研究方向,是在保持量子比特高性能的同时,进一步扩展量子比特的数量,最终达到解决实际问题所需的规模.本文介绍当前离子阱量子计算研究中主流的规模化方案,如离子输运方案和离子-光子量子网络方案等,以及各方案中存在的限制因素,进而探讨如二维离子阵列、双重量子比特等新的规模化方案及其前景.     

不同抗磁行为量子点发光在波导中的手性传输

近年来,为了实现可拓展的集成化量子网络,各种功能性量子器件的发展需求不断加深.集成了单量子点的条形波导可以作为单向传输的量子点光源,在单光子二极管、晶体管和确定性量子门等器件中具有广泛的应用.本文利用共聚焦显微系统,在4.2 K低温下,通过激发波导中心区域的量子点光源,实现了圆极化光的分离,并验证了波导中的自旋动量锁定效应.在实验中实现了具有反常抗磁行为的量子点荧光的手性传输,拓宽了波导单向传输的波长调控范围.在保证波导单向传输性的同时,实现了不同输出光子中心能量的正向、反向偏移.本文为研究宽波段范围的手性量子器件奠定了基础,拓展了波导在量子信息领域中的应用.     

基于超导量子比特网络的Grover搜索算法实现方案(英文)

提出一个改进超导电路结构,此结构能实现量子计算所必需的任意两量子比特之间的长程作用,此结构能用目前技术制作.其次,基于此结构提出Grover搜索算法实现的物理方案.由于能实现任意两量子比特之间的控制相位门,所以多比特Grover搜索算法也能实现,从而满足各种量子计算的需要.此方案是一个基于电流控制的超导电荷比特网络结构的Grover搜索算法实现方案.     

铌基超导量子比特及辅助器件的制备

近年来超导量子计算的研究方兴未艾,随着谷歌宣布首次实现“量子优势”,这一领域的研究受到了人们进一步的广泛关注.超导量子比特是具有量子化能级、量子态叠加和量子态纠缠等典型量子特性的宏观器件,通过电磁脉冲信号控制磁通量、电荷或具有非线性电感和无能量耗散的约瑟夫森结上的位相差,可对量子态进行精确调控,从而实现量子计算和量子信息处理.超导量子比特有着诸多方面的优势,很有希望成为普适量子计算的核心组成部分.以铌或其他硬金属(如钽等)为首层大面积材料制备的超导量子比特及辅助器件(简称铌基器件)拥有其独特的优点以及进一步发展的空间,目前已引起越来越多的兴趣.本文将介绍常见的多种超导量子比特的基本构成和工作原理,进而按照器件加工的一般顺序,从基片选择和预处理、薄膜生长、图形转移、刻蚀和约瑟夫森结的制备等方面详细介绍铌基超导量子比特及其辅助器件的多种制备工艺,为超导量子比特的制备提供一个可借鉴的清晰的工艺过程.最后,介绍若干制备铌基超导量子比特与辅助器件的具体例子,并对器件制备的工艺与方法的优化做展望.     

T型双量子点分子Aharonov-Bohm干涉仪的电输运

利用非平衡格林函数方法, 理论研究T型双量子点分子Aharonov-Bohm (A-B)干涉仪的电荷及其自旋输运性质. 通过控制T型双量子点分子内量子点间有无耦合, 能够实现在同一电子能级位置处分别出现共振和反共振状态, 根据此性质, 能将体系设计成量子开关器件. 当将两个完全相同的T型双量子点分子分别嵌入A-B干涉仪两臂中时, 磁通取适当数值, 能够出现完全的量子相消干涉. 通过调节量子点能级、左右两电极间的偏压和Rashba自旋轨道相互作用强度, 可对体系自旋流进行调控. 关键词： 非平衡格林函数 T型双量子点分子 Aharonov-Bohm干涉仪 自旋输运     

基于InP/ZnS核壳结构量子点的色转换层设计及制作

提出了采用环境友好型InP/ZnS核壳结构量子点材料制备匹配蓝光Micro-LED阵列的量子点色转换层以实现Micro-LED阵列器件全彩化的技术方案。通过采用倒置式量子点色转换层方案,实现了InP/ZnS量子点材料和Micro-LED阵列的非直接接触,从而可以缓解LED中热量聚集导致的量子点材料发光主波长偏移、半峰宽展宽以及发光效率衰减等问题。量子点色转换层中内嵌PDMS聚合物柔性膜层,可以消除咖啡环效应,同时,色转换层中内嵌飞秒激光图案化处理的500 nm长波通滤光膜层,可以抑制蓝光从非蓝色像素单元出射。最后,实验制备了像素单元中心间距90μm的16×16 InP/ZnS量子点色转换层。该设计可以实现基于蓝光Micro-LED阵列的全彩色Micro-LED显示器件的制备,并且该制备方法可以降低全彩色Micro-LED阵列显示器件的制备成本。     

Spin-Dependent Electron Properties of a Triple-Terminal Quantum Dot Structure

Electron transport properties of a triple-terminal Aharonov-Bohm interferometer are theoretically studied. By applying a Rashba spin-orbit coupling to a quantum dot locally, we find that remarkable spin polarization comes about in the electron transport process with tuning the structure parameters, i.e., the magnetic flux or quantum dot levels. When the quantum dot levels are aligned with the Fermi level, there only appear spin polarization in this structure by the presence of an appropriate magnetic flux. However,in absence of magnetic flux spin polarization and spin separation can be simultaneously realized with the adjustment of quantum dot levels, namely, an incident electron from one terminal can select a specific terminal to depart from the quantum dots according to its spin state.     

Charge Reconfiguration in Isolated Quantum Dot Arrays

A high level of tunability and control over arrays of quantum dots are key ingredients toward the goal of scalable‐based qubit architectures. Increasing array size simultaneously increases the parameter space and therefore the tuning complexity. The electron reconfiguration behavior of quantum dot arrays isolated from the electron reservoirs is studied experimentally. Isolating a quantum dot array from the reservoirs does not only enable a high degree of control over the tunnel couplings but at the same time drastically simplifies the stability diagrams for small numbers of electrons trapped in the array. Experimental results on double, triple, and quadruple quantum dot arrays are presented and complementary model calculations allow the identification of all transitions observed in the experiment. Highly tunable long‐range transitions are observed in isolated triple quantum dots and evidence of higher‐order cotunneling is found for the quadruple quantum dot array.     

Using a quantum dot system to realize perfect state transfer

There are some disadvantages to Nikolopoulos et al.'s protocol [Nikolopoulos G M, Petrosyan D and Lambropoulos P 2004 Europhys. Lett. 65 297] where a quantum dot system is used to realize quantum communication. To overcome these disadvantages, we propose a protocol that uses a quantum dot array to construct a four-qubit spin chain to realize perfect quantum state transfer (PQST). First, we calculate the interaction relation for PQST in the spin chain. Second, we review the interaction between the quantum dots in the Heitler-London approach. Third, we present a detailed program for designing the proper parameters of a quantum dot array to realize PQST.     

Spin–orbit interaction induced current dip in a single quantum dot coupled to a spin

Experiments on semiconductor quantum dot systems have demonstrated the coupling between electron spins in quantum dots and spins localized in the neighboring area of the dots. Here we show that in a magnetic field the electrical current flowing through a single quantum dot tunnel-coupled to a spin displays a dip at the singlet–triplet anticrossing point which appears due to the spin–orbit interaction. We specify the requirements for which the current dip is formed and examine the properties of the dip for various system parameters, such as energy detuning, spin–orbit interaction strength, and coupling to leads. We suggest a parameter range in which the dip could be probed.     

Localization of two interacting electrons in quantum dot array

Using the long-time averaged occupation probability method, we study the dynamics of two interacting electrons moving in a one-dimensional array of quantum dots under the action of external electric field. The results show that the dynamical localization can happen perfectly in the quantum dot array with appropriate parameters. These parameters under which localization happens must be selected more strictly when we add more quantum dots in the arrays.     

Simulation of the electrical characteristics of a one-dimensional quantum dot array

A quantum dot array, consisting of Au dots, was prepared by the linear aggregation technique and assembled between two electrodes. We study the voltage–current characteristic of the quantum dot array, using a Non-Equilibrium Green’s Function (NEGF) model based on the Keldysh formalism. The results of our simulation and experimental data are compared. The simulated voltage–current curve is a reasonable fit with the measured data. It shows that the present model can be used to study quantum dot arrays. Furthermore, our results indicate that the electrical characteristics of an Au dot array are directly related to the coupling parameters.     

The effect of the long-range order in a quantum dot array on the in-plane lattice thermal conductivity

Semiconductor quantum dot superlattices consisting of arrays of quantum dots have shown great promise for a variety of device applications, including thermoelectric power generation and cooling. In this paper we theoretically investigate the effect of long-range order in a quantum dot array on its in-plane lattice thermal conductivity. It is demonstrated that the long-range order in a quantum dot array enhances acoustic phonon scattering and, thus leads to a decrease of its lattice thermal conductivity. The decrease in the ordered quantum dot array, which acts as a phonon grating, is stronger than that in the disordered one due to the contribution of the coherent scattering term. The numerical calculations were carried out for a structure that consists of multiple layers of Si with layers of ordered Ge quantum dots separated by wetting layers and spacers.     

Spectroscopy of molecular states in a few-electron double quantum dot

Semiconductor quantum dots, so-called artificial atoms, have attracted considerable interest as mesoscopic model systems and prospective building blocks of the “quantum computer”. Electrons are trapped locally in quantum dots, forming controllable and coherent mesoscopic atom- and moleculelike systems. Electrostatic definition of quantum dots by use of top gates on a GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure allows wide variation of the potential in the underlying two-dimensional electron gas. By distorting the trapping potential of a single quantum dot, a strongly tunnel-coupled double quantum dot can be defined. Transport spectroscopy measurements on such a system charged with N=0,1,2,… electrons are presented. In particular, the tunnel splitting of the double well potential for up to one trapped electron is unambiguously identified. It becomes visible as a pronounced level anticrossing at finite source drain voltage. A magnetic field perpendicular to the two-dimensional electron gas also modulates the orbital excitation energies in each individual dot. By tuning the asymmetry of the double well potential at finite magnetic field the chemical potentials of an excited state of one of the quantum dots and the ground state of the other quantum dot can be aligned, resulting in a second level anticrossing with a larger tunnel splitting. In addition, data on the two-electron transport spectrum are presented.     

A double quantum dot defined by top gates in a single crystalline InSb nanosheet

We report on the transport study of a double quantum dot (DQD) device made from a freestanding, single crystalline InSb nanosheet. The freestanding nanosheet is grown by molecular beam epitaxy and the DQD is defined by the top gate technique. Through the transport measurements, we demonstrate how a single quantum dot (QD) and a DQD can be defined in an InSb nanosheet by tuning voltages applied to the top gates. We also measure the charge stability diagrams of the DQD and show that the charge states and the inter-dot coupling between the two individual QDs in the DQD can be efficiently regulated by the top gates. Numerical simulations for the potential profile and charge density distribution in the DQD have been performed and the results support the experimental findings and provide a better understanding of fabrication and transport characteristics of the DQD in the InSb nanosheet. The achieved DQD in the two-dimensional InSb nanosheet possesses pronounced benefits in lateral scaling and can thus serve as a new building block for the developments of quantum computation and quantum simulation technologies.