Semiconductor Physics and Systems
Semiconductors doped with impurities are a new and fascinating candidate for quantum computing. The introduction of impurities with one additional electron into the semiconductor's structure alters its electronic characteristics to create a set of bound hydrogen-like orbital wave functions of the extra electron. We can manipulate these orbitals using lasers, electric and magnetic fields to get the radii of adjacent orbitals to overlap. This interaction can be harnessed for quantum computing applications, notably entanglement.
Recent Publications & Preprints
Rapid high-temperature initialisation and readout of spins in silicon with 10 THz photons
Aidan G. McConnell, Nils Dessmann, Wojciech Adamczyk, Benedict N.
Murdin, Lorenzo Amato, Nikolay V. Abrosimov, Sergey G. Pavlov, Gabriel
Aeppli, Guy Matmon
external page arXiv:2601.21880
Strong electron-electron interactions in a dilute weakly-localized metal near a metal-to-insulator transition
N. D'Anna, J. Bragg, A. G. McConnell, P. C. Constantinou, J. Li, Taylor J. Z. Stock, S. R. Schofield, N. J. Curson, Y. Soh, M. Bartkowiak, S. Gerber, M. Müller, G. Matmon, G. Aeppli
external page arXiv:2508.02793
Element-specific, non-destructive profiling of layered heterostructures
N. D'Anna, J. Bragg, E. Skoropata, N. Ortiz Hernández, A. G. McConnell, M. Clémence, H. Ueda, P. C. Constantinou, K. Spruce, T. J. Z. Stock, S. Fearn, S. R.
Schofield, N. J. Curson, D. Ferreira Sanchez, D. Grolimund, U. Staub, G. Matmon, S. Gerber, G. Aeppli
external page arXiv:2410.00241
Non-destructive X-ray imaging of patterned delta-layer devices in silicon
N. D'Anna, D. Ferreira Sanchez, G. Matmon, J. Bragg, P. C. Constantinou, T. J.Z. Stock, S. Fearn, S. R. Schofield, N. J. Curson, M. Bartkowiak, Y. Soh, D. Grolimund, S. Gerber, G. Aeppli
external page Advanced Electronic Materials 2023, 2201212 (2023)