2 papers
quant-ph2025
Comparison of Nb and Ta Pentoxide Loss Tangents for Superconducting Quantum Devices
D. P. Goronzy, W. W. Mah, P. G. Lim +14
Superconducting transmon qubits are commonly made with thin-film Nb wiring, but recent studies have shown increased performance with Ta wiring. In this work, we compare the resonat…
quant-ph2025
Identifying Materials-Level Sources of Performance Variation in Superconducting Transmon Qubits
Akshay A. Murthy, Mustafa Bal, Michael J. Bedzyk +46
The Superconducting Materials and Systems (SQMS) Center, a DOE National Quantum Information Science Research Center, has conducted a comprehensive and coordinated study using super…