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20192026
most citedOperating semiconductor quantum processors with hopping spins

80 citations · 214 across the 24 of their papers we have counts for

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24 papers

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

Depth-Resolved Lattice Distortions in a Silicon-Germanium Qubit Host

Jonathan C. Marcks, E. S. Joseph, J. Reily +6

Semiconductor qubits, promising for quantum computation, inherit properties from their host lattice. Quantum dot spins, occupying the local lowest energy states in the conduction b…

quant-ph2026

Complete measurement of tunnel- and valley-coupling parameters in a silicon double quantum dot

Daniel J. King, Minyoung Kim, J. Reily +4

Tunneling is essential in the initialization, measurement, and control of quantum dot qubits. In silicon, such tunneling connects not only the qubit states but also valley minima i…

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

High-fidelity EDSR in Si/SiGe Wiggle Wells

Hudaiba Soomro, Minyoung Kim, Avani Vivrekar +3

Si/SiGe quantum wells that incorporate Ge concentration oscillations, known as long-period Wiggle Wells, have been shown to enhance the Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling of conductio…

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

Individually tunable Si/SiGe quantum dot operating voltages via gate-biased illumination

Jared Benson, Sanghyeok Park, Owen M. Eskandari +6

Semiconductor quantum dot qubits often require very different voltages on each gate to bring them to a correct operating point. Here, we present a method by which one can controlla…

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

Using a spin-triplet encoding to enhance shuttling fidelities in Si/SiGe quantum wells

Merritt P. R. Losert, S. N. Coppersmith, Mark Friesen

Spatial variations of the valley splitting in a quantum well present a key challenge for conveyor-mode shuttling of electron spins in Si/SiGe, giving rise to Landau-Zener-like exci…

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

Large quantum dot energy level shifts in anomalous photon-assisted tunneling

Jared Benson, C. E. Sturner, A. R. Huffman +12

Orbital energy splittings are important quantum dot parameters for the operation of hole spin qubits. They are known to depend on the lateral confinement of the quantum dots. Howev…

quant-ph2026

Direct measurement of the energy spectrum of a quantum dot qubit

J. Reily, Daniel J. King, Jonathan C. Marcks +8

The mapping between gate voltages applied to a double quantum dot, and the parameters of a Hubbard-like Hamiltonian, is of utmost importance for understanding and operating spin qu…

quant-ph2026

FAlCon: A unified framework for algorithmic control of quantum dot devices

Tyler J. Kovach, Daniel Schug, Zach D. Merino +3

As spin-based quantum systems scale, their setup and control complexity increase sharply. In semiconductor quantum dot (QD) experiments, device-to-device variability, heterogeneous…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

A scanning probe microscopy approach for identifying defects in aluminum oxide

Leah Tom, Zachary J. Krebs, Joel B. Varley +8

The coherence of quantum dot qubits fabricated in semiconductors is often limited by charge noise from defects in gate dielectrics, which are material- and process-dependent. Chara…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

Fast high-fidelity baseband reset of a latched state for quantum dot qubit readout

Piotr Marciniec, M. A. Wolfe, Tyler Kovach +9

A common method for reading out the state of a spin qubit is by latching one logical qubit state, either or , onto a different, metastable charge state. Such…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

Statistical characterization of valley coupling in Si/SiGe quantum dots via -factor measurements near a valley vortex

Benjamin D. Woods, Merritt P. Losert, Nasir R. Elston +5

The presence of low-energy valley excitations in Si/SiGe heterostructures often causes spin qubits to fail. It is therefore important to develop robust protocols for characterizing…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024

g-factor theory of Si/SiGe quantum dots: spin-valley and giant renormalization effects

Benjamin D. Woods, Merritt P. Losert, Robert Joynt +1

Understanding the -factor physics of Si/SiGe quantum dots is crucial for realizing high-quality spin qubits. While previous work has explained some aspects of -factor physics…

quant-ph2024★ 1 cited

Omnidirectional shuttling to avoid valley excitations in Si/SiGe quantum wells

Róbert Németh, Vatsal K. Bandaru, Pedro Alves +7

Conveyor-mode shuttling is a key approach for implementing intermediate-range coupling between electron-spin qubits in quantum dots. Initial implementations are encouraging; howeve…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024★ 1 cited

Bootstrapping, autonomous testing, and initialization system for Si/SiGe multi-quantum-dot devices

Tyler J. Kovach, Daniel Schug, M. A. Wolfe +7

Semiconductor quantum dot (QD) devices have become central to advancements in spin-based quantum computing. However, the increasing complexity of modern QD devices makes calibratio…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024★ 1 cited

On-chip cryogenic multiplexing of Si/SiGe quantum devices

M. A. Wolfe, Thomas McJunkin, Daniel R. Ward +3

The challenges of operating qubits in a cryogenic environment point to a looming bottleneck for large-scale quantum processors, limited by the number of input-output connections. C…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024★ 3 cited

Single-shot latched readout of a quantum dot qubit using barrier gate pulsing

Sanghyeok Park, Jared Benson, J. Corrigan +4

Latching techniques are widely used to enhance readout of qubits. These methods require precise tuning of multiple tunnel rates, which can be challenging to achieve under realistic…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024★ 8 cited

Ultra-dispersive resonator readout of a quantum-dot qubit using longitudinal coupling

Benjamin Harpt, J. Corrigan, Nathan Holman +10

We perform readout of a quantum-dot hybrid qubit coupled to a superconducting resonator through a parametric, longitudinal interaction mechanism. Our experiments are performed with…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024★ 80 cited

Operating semiconductor quantum processors with hopping spins

Chien-An Wang, Valentin John, Hanifa Tidjani +16

Qubits that can be efficiently controlled are essential for the development of scalable quantum hardware. While resonant control is used to execute high-fidelity quantum gates, the…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023★ 1 cited

Control of threshold voltages in Si/SiGe quantum devices via optical illumination

M. A. Wolfe, Brighton X. Coe, Justin S. Edwards +9

Optical illumination of quantum-dot qubit devices at cryogenic temperatures, while not well studied, is often used to recover operating conditions after undesired shocking events o…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023★ 3 cited

Reducing strain fluctuations in quantum dot devices by gate-layer stacking

Collin C. D. Frink, Talise Oh, E. S. Joseph +5

Nanofabricated metal gate electrodes are commonly used to confine and control electrons in electrostatically defined quantum dots. However, these same gates impart strain-induced p…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023★ 14 cited

Coupling conduction-band valleys in SiGe heterostructures via shear strain and Ge concentration oscillations

Benjamin D. Woods, Hudaiba Soomro, E. S. Joseph +4

Engineering conduction-band valley couplings is a key challenge for Si-based spin qubits. Recent work has shown that the most reliable method for enhancing valley couplings entails…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023

Realizing Majorana Kramers pairs in two-channel InAs-Al nanowires with highly misaligned electric fields

Benjamin D Woods, Mark Friesen

Common proposals for realizing topological superconductivity and Majorana zero modes in semiconductor-superconductor hybrids require large magnetic fields, which paradoxically supp…

quant-ph2022★ 48 cited

Sensitivity of quantum gate fidelity to laser phase and intensity noise

X. Jiang, J. Scott, Mark Friesen +1

The fidelity of gate operations on neutral atom qubits is often limited by fluctuations of the laser drive. Here, we quantify the sensitivity of quantum gate fidelities to laser ph…

cond-mat.mes-hall2019★ 54 cited

Coherent long-distance spin-qubit-transmon coupling

A. J. Landig, J. V. Koski, P. Scarlino +10

Spin qubits and superconducting qubits are among the promising candidates for a solid state quantum computer. For the implementation of a hybrid architecture which can profit from…