An international team of researchers has discovered that a novel form of heterostructure made up of layered two-dimensional (2D) materials could help overcome the major obstacles to the widespread use of quantum computing. The study, which was published in the journal Nature Materials, was conduc
The formation of heterostructure of a layered two-dimensional material envisioned as Lego-type blocks locking together. Credit: Elizabeth Floresgomez Murray
A solution for this problem may be found in an exotic version of a qubit known as a topological qubit. There is currently a lot of focus on topological quantum computing, according to Cequn Li, a graduate student in physics and the first author of the study. “We developed a special measurement technique to probe the proximity-induced superconductivity at the surface of the 2Te3 film,” Zhu said. “The proximity-induced superconductivity is a key mechanism to realize a topological superconductor. Our work showed that it indeed occurs at the surface of the 2Te3 film. This is a first step towards the realization of a topological superconductor.”“It’s not easy usually because different materials have different lattice structures,” Li said.
In addition, the researchers demonstrated that this technique is scalable at the wafer level, which would make it an attractive option for future quantum computing. A wafer is a round slice of semiconductor material that serves as a substrate for microelectronics. “This was remarkable teamwork by the IRG1 team of our MRSEC,” Zhu said. “The Robinson group grew the two atomic layer gallium film using confinement heteroepitaxy, the Chang group grew the topological insulator film using molecular beam epitaxy, and the Reifsnyder Hickey group and Materials Research Institute staff performed atomic scale characterization of the heterostructure and devices.”
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