Collaborative Research: Optimizing KTaO3 Superconductivity for Quantum Applications

合作研究：优化 KTaO3 超导性以实现量子应用

• 批准号: 2408890
• 负责人: Kaveh Ahadi
• 金额: $ 36万
• 依托单位: Ohio State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-12-01 至 2026-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2408890&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Optimizing; KTaO3; Superconductivity

Non-TechnicalThe project focuses on the development and understanding of a new class of “two-dimensional superconductors” – ultra thin materials, in which electric current can flow without resistance. The research addresses technical challenges through basic materials studies and the development of thin film deposition techniques. The high-quality films grown in this project impact the theoretical understanding of two-dimensional superconductors. The fabricated devices allow the researchers to assess the suitability of the proposed materials as a platform for quantum information processing. These research activities contribute to training of undergraduate and graduate students in advanced quantum and nanotechnological research. The project also includes outreach in the local community, with a special focus on broadening the participation of underrepresented groups in STEM.TechnicalThis project aims to explore the nature of the recently discovered two-dimensional anisotropic superconductor KTaO3. The researchers grow high quality heterostructures of KTaO3 and characterizes them with local and global techniques. They plan to make Josephson junctions and kinetic inductors along various crystallographic directions to investigate the nature of anisotropic superconductivity in this system. They also plan to explore the possibility of controlling these structures using external electric-field gating. These studies serve as an initial suitability assessment of KTaO3 as an intrinsic and low-noise platform for quantum information processing. The project also provides training opportunities for graduate, undergraduate and high school students in electronic device fabrication and measurements (Finkelstein lab) and thin film deposition and materials characterization (Ahadi lab).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

非技术项目的重点是对新型“二维超导体”（超薄材料）的开发和理解，其中电流可以在没有阻力的情况下流动。该研究通过基本材料研究和薄膜沉积技术的发展解决了技术挑战。该项目中生长的高质量电影影响了对二维超导体的理论理解。制造的设备使研究人员能够评估提出的材料作为量子信息处理的平台的适用性。这些研究活动有助于培训高级量子和纳米技术研究的本科生和研究生。该项目还包括在当地社区的外展活动，特别着重于扩大代表性不足的sem的参与。Technicalthisthis项目旨在探索最近发现的二维各向异性超导体KTAO3的性质。研究人员种植了KTAO3的高质量异质结构，并通过本地和全球技术来表征它们。他们计划沿着各种晶体学方向使约瑟夫森连接和动力电感器在该系统中研究各向异性超导性的性质。他们还计划探索使用外部电场门控控制这些结构的可能性。这些研究是KTAO3作为量子信息处理的内在且低噪声平台的初步适合评估。该项目还为研究生，本科和高中生提供了电子设备制造和测量的培训机会（Finkelstein Lab）和薄膜的沉积和材料表征（AHADI LAB）。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过使用该基金会的智力和更广泛影响的评估来审查CRITERIA的评估来通过评估来获得的支持。