Microsoft scientists and engineers who work at Purdue University's Microsoft Quantum Lab West Lafayette are among the authors of this study. In a Microsoft Quantum announcement, the team explains how a crucial gadget functions as a key component of a topological quantum computer.
The discoveries published mark a significant advancement in the development of quantum computers that may outperform current technology in terms of strength and capability.
Our hope for quantum computation is that it will aid chemists, materials scientists and engineers working on the design and manufacturing of new materials that are so important to our daily lives. The promise of quantum computation is in accelerating scientific discovery and its translation into useful technology. For example, if quantum computers reduce the time and cost to produce new lifesaving therapeutic drugs, that is real societal impact.
Michael J. Manfra, Bill and Dee O’Brien Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University
The intricately layered materials that comprise the quantum plane of the entire device architecture utilized in the experiments were developed by the Microsoft Quantum Lab West Lafayette team. Experts in cutting-edge semiconductor growth methods, such as molecular beam epitaxy, Microsoft scientists collaborate with Manfra to construct low-dimensional electron systems, which serve as the foundation for quantum bits, or qubits.
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