Search Results - "Kopas, Cameron"
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Advances in Rare‐Earth Tritelluride Quantum Materials: Structure, Properties, and Synthesis
Published in Advanced science (01-06-2021)“…A distinct class of 2D layered quantum materials with the chemical formula of RTe3 (R = lanthanide) has gained significant attention owing to the occurrence of…”
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Structure and Formation Mechanisms in Tantalum and Niobium Oxides in Superconducting Quantum Circuits
Published in ACS nano (21-07-2024)“…Improving the qubit’s lifetime (T1) is crucial for fault-tolerant quantum computing. Recent advancements have shown that replacing niobium (Nb) with tantalum…”
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Characterization of Nb films for superconducting qubits using phase boundary measurements
Published in Applied physics letters (14-11-2022)“…Continued advances in superconducting qubit performance require more detailed understandings of the many sources of decoherence. Within these devices,…”
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Formation and Microwave Losses of Hydrides in Superconducting Niobium Thin Films Resulting from Fluoride Chemical Processing
Published in Advanced functional materials (01-09-2024)“…Superconducting niobium (Nb) thin films have recently attracted significant attention due to their utility for quantum information technologies. In the…”
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Contactless excitation of acoustic resonance in insulating wafers
Published in Applied physics letters (03-10-2022)“…Contactless excitation and detection of high harmonic acoustic overtones in a thin insulator single crystal are described using radio frequency spectroscopy…”
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Quasiparticle spectroscopy in technologically relevant niobium using London penetration depth measurements: experiment and theory
Published in Materials for quantum technology (01-12-2024)“…Abstract The London penetration depth, λ ( T ) , was measured in various forms of niobium, including foils, thin films, single crystals, and samples from…”
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Low microwave loss in deposited Si and Ge thin-film dielectrics at single-photon power and low temperatures
Published in AIP advances (01-09-2021)“…In this study, we show that deposited Ge and Si dielectric thin-films can exhibit low microwave losses at single-photon powers and sub-Kelvin temperatures (≈40…”
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Alternating-bias assisted annealing of amorphous oxide tunnel junctions
Published in Communications materials (12-08-2024)“…Superconducting quantum bits (qubits) rely on ultra-thin, amorphous oxide tunneling barriers that can have significant inhomogeneities and defects as grown…”
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Visualizing heterogeneous dipole fields by terahertz light coupling in individual nano-junctions
Published in Communications physics (22-06-2023)“…The challenge underlying superconducting quantum computing is to remove materials bottleneck for highly coherent quantum devices. The nonuniformity and complex…”
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Systematic improvements in transmon qubit coherence enabled by niobium surface encapsulation
Published in npj quantum information (26-04-2024)“…We present a transmon qubit fabrication technique that yields systematic improvements in T 1 relaxation times. We encapsulate the surface of niobium and…”
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Enhanced superconducting qubit performance through ammonium fluoride etch
Published in Materials for quantum technology (01-12-2024)“…Abstract The performance of superconducting qubits is often limited by dissipation and two-level systems (TLS) losses. The dominant sources of these losses are…”
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In-situ electron paramagnetic resonance studies of paramagnetic point defects in superconducting microwave resonators
Published in Applied physics letters (19-09-2016)“…The physical nature and concentration of paramagnetic point defects in the dielectrics of superconducting planar microwave resonators have been determined…”
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Developing a Chemical and Structural Understanding of the Surface Oxide in a Niobium Superconducting Qubit
Published in ACS nano (25-10-2022)“…Superconducting thin films of niobium have been extensively employed in transmon qubit architectures. Although these architectures have demonstrated…”
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Exploring the relationship between deposition method, microstructure, and performance of Nb/Si-based superconducting coplanar waveguide resonators
Published in Acta materialia (01-09-2024)“…Superconducting quantum circuits (SQC) are one of the most promising hardware platforms for quantum computing, yet their performance is currently limited by…”
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Characterization of Nb films for superconducting qubits using phase boundary measurements
Published in Applied physics letters (14-11-2022)“…Continued advances in superconducting qubit performance require more detailed understandings of the many sources of decoherence. Within these devices,…”
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Exploring the relationship between deposition method, microstructure, and performance of Nb/Si-based superconducting coplanar waveguide resonators
Published in Acta materialia (04-07-2024)“…Superconducting quantum circuits (SQC) are one of the most promising hardware platforms for quantum computing, yet their performance is currently limited by…”
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In-situ transmission electron microscopy investigation on surface oxides thermal stability of niobium
Published in Applied surface science (19-04-2023)“…Niobium is commonly used for superconducting quantum systems as readout resonators, capacitors, and interconnects. Structural defects at the Nb/Si and air/Nb…”
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In-situ transmission electron microscopy investigation on surface oxides thermal stability of niobium
Published in Applied surface science (01-08-2023)“…[Display omitted] •All Nb films deposited on Si exhibit columnar growth with strong [110] textures.•The amorphous surface NbOx layer is dominated by Nb2O5 with…”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Optimization of Superconductor-dielectric Interfaces
Published 01-01-2020“…The chemical, structural, and electrical properties of niobium-silicon, niobium-germanium, and YBCO-dielectric interfaces are characterized. Reduction in the…”
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Magnetic properties of chromium-doped Ni80Fe20 thin films
Published in Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials (15-08-2018)“…This paper investigates the properties of thin films of chromium-doped Ni80Fe20 (Permalloy) that could potentially be useful in future low-power magnetic…”
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