SPARQ(s) - Scalable, Precise, And Reliable positioning of color centers for Quantum computing and simulation

SPARQ(s) - 用于量子计算和模拟的可扩展、精确且可靠的色心定位

• 批准号: 10078083
• 金额: $ 50.95万
• 依托单位: IONOPTIKA LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10078083
• 关键词: SPARQ; Scalable; Precise; Reliable; positioning

Quantum-enabled Computing is set to revolutionise a myriad of technologies including medical research and drug discovery, security, cryptography, finance and environmental research. However the building blocks of Quantum Computers (Qubits) are proving slow, expensive and complex to manufacture,**Ionoptika's** Q-One instrument is designed to enable users to implant a single ion in a substrate such as diamond, and uniquely identify that the ion has successfully implanted. Work is underway already at a small number of European research laboratories on the Q-One, including the **University of Surrey** who collaborate closely with Ionoptika.One limiting factor however, is that the very nature of ion implantation requires that the ion beam must be placed very precisely and close to the substrate to be implanted. This means that only one ion beam system can be used; it is simply impossible to achieve precise and accurate implantation of 2 or more ion beams need to be positioned equidistant from the surface.However the choice of one ion beam brings about compromises; each ion beam system works in a very specific way with particular species. For example, the most commonly used ion beam system on a Q-One is a Liquid Metal Ion Gun(LMIG) which enables implantation of metal species such as Gold, Erbium or Manganese. It will not however enable implantation of gaseous species such as nitrogen or xenon.Whilst this compromise can be overcome with additional funding (i.e. the purchase of 2 instruments), at a price point of £1\. 3 million per instrument, this is not a viable solution for most research institutes.The goal of the UK team in this project is to to develop, test and characterize a novel dual-source system ( **Metal** **and Gas Ion Column - MaGIC)** intended for use with Ionoptika's Q-One Ion Implanter. MaGIC would offer the ultimate technological upgrade of the Q-One platform. By enabling the seamless utilisation of liquid metal and plasma ion sources the Q-One will become the first commercially available single ion implanter system which will cover the entirely spectrum of current technological applications of ion implantation both at academic and industrial research level.Complementary work carried out by our German collaborators in material development , post-implant treatment; and qubit characterization will provide a unique proof of principle, firmly establishing single ion implantation as the method of choice for fast Qubit production and the Q-One as the instrument of choice for this internationally significant technique.

支持量子的计算将彻底改变许多技术，包括医学研究和药物发现，安全，加密，金融和环境研究。然而，量子计算机（Qubits）的组成部分提供了缓慢，昂贵且制造的复杂，** ionoptika的** Q-One仪器旨在使用户能够将单个离子植入钻石等基板，并唯一地识别出离子已成功地植入了离子。与Ionoptika紧密合作的**萨里大学**，包括Q-One的少数欧洲研究实验室的工作已经在进行。但是，一个限制因素是，离子植入的本质要求必须将离子束放置在非常精确的且靠近底物要植入底物。这意味着只能使用一个离子束系统。只需要将2个或更多离子束的精确植入与表面相等的精确植入完全不可能。但是，无论是一个离子束的选择都会带来折衷。每个离子束系统以非常特定的方式与特定物种一起工作。例如，Q-One上最常用的离子束系统是液态金属离子枪（LMIG），它可以植入金属物种，例如金，Erbium或锰。但是，它将无法植入氮或Xenon等气态物种。当这种妥协可以通过额外的资金（即购买2种仪器）以1英镑的价格克服。对于大多数研究机构而言，这不是300万个乐器，这不是一个可行的解决方案。该项目中英国团队的目标是开发，测试和表征一种新型的双源系统（** Metal ** ** **和Gas Ion柱 - 魔术 - 魔术）**，旨在与Ionoptika的Q-One Ion In Inmpanter一起使用。魔术将提供Q-One平台的最终技术升级。通过实现液态金属和等离子体离子源的无缝利用，Q-One将成为首个商业上可用的单个离子实施者系统，该系统将涵盖我们在学术和工业研究级别上完全植入离子植入的当前技术应用。量子表征将提供独特的原理证明，首先将单个离子植入作为快速量子量产生的选择方法，而Q-One作为这种国际意义重大技术的首选仪器。