Quantum Nanotechnology: Concepts to Devices. Just as the technological advances of the past few decades at the micro level fundamentally changed our lives, so too the emerging era of 'quantum nanotechnology' promises to revolutionise our society in the 21st century. This Fellowship will explore and develop critical areas of quantum nanotechnology - absolutely secure communication, nanoscopic level imaging, and exponentially fast computers. Such technology will have far reaching applications in a ....Quantum Nanotechnology: Concepts to Devices. Just as the technological advances of the past few decades at the micro level fundamentally changed our lives, so too the emerging era of 'quantum nanotechnology' promises to revolutionise our society in the 21st century. This Fellowship will explore and develop critical areas of quantum nanotechnology - absolutely secure communication, nanoscopic level imaging, and exponentially fast computers. Such technology will have far reaching applications in all areas of society and provide significant National benefit.Read moreRead less
Electron Emission from Diamond. Israel is emerging as an international hub of technology with one of the highest rates of R&D in the world. This collaborative project will access one of the world leading experts in diamond science and technology, Professor Alon Hoffman, to exploit the remarkable properties of diamond for a new generation of detectors and devices. Success in this project can lay the groundwork for tapping into the successful record of advanced technologies and venture capital fun ....Electron Emission from Diamond. Israel is emerging as an international hub of technology with one of the highest rates of R&D in the world. This collaborative project will access one of the world leading experts in diamond science and technology, Professor Alon Hoffman, to exploit the remarkable properties of diamond for a new generation of detectors and devices. Success in this project can lay the groundwork for tapping into the successful record of advanced technologies and venture capital funding that abound in Israel today. Read moreRead less
Quantum correlations in ultra-cold Fermi gases. The field of ultra-cold Fermi gases provides a unique opportunity to develop and test theoretical methods for novel experimental environments of exceptional purity and simplicity. This improved understanding will have potential applications in many fields, ranging from the astrophysics of neutron stars to condensed matter systems such as superconductors or nanostructures. Just as importantly, the project will develop linkages with world leading the ....Quantum correlations in ultra-cold Fermi gases. The field of ultra-cold Fermi gases provides a unique opportunity to develop and test theoretical methods for novel experimental environments of exceptional purity and simplicity. This improved understanding will have potential applications in many fields, ranging from the astrophysics of neutron stars to condensed matter systems such as superconductors or nanostructures. Just as importantly, the project will develop linkages with world leading theoretical groups, which will greatly aid research student education. There are direct applications to experiments on molecule formation with ultra-cold fermions in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum-Atom Optics.Read moreRead less
Optical Information Processing with Diamond. The explosive growth in ideas for applications of quantum mechanics to practical devices for information processing has been a worldwide phenomenon of the past 4 years. A leading material which promises many of the desirable quantum properties is diamond. We aim to build on our extensive expertise in fundamental diamond research to design, fabricate and analyse novel quantum devices made from diamond. We will seek to attain the glittering prize of ....Optical Information Processing with Diamond. The explosive growth in ideas for applications of quantum mechanics to practical devices for information processing has been a worldwide phenomenon of the past 4 years. A leading material which promises many of the desirable quantum properties is diamond. We aim to build on our extensive expertise in fundamental diamond research to design, fabricate and analyse novel quantum devices made from diamond. We will seek to attain the glittering prize of constructing diamond devices that will absorb, store and re-emit single light-photons with revolutionary applications to information storage and processing.Read moreRead less
Fabrication strategies for diamond-based quantum devices: concepts to applications. Twenty first technology must respond to the imperatives of low-power, high speed, and integrated functionality. The application of our most advanced scientific understanding is required to meet these imperatives: quantum physics. Quantum information Science is radically altering our understanding of physics, and is ripe to change engineering and technology. One of the most promising material platforms for explo ....Fabrication strategies for diamond-based quantum devices: concepts to applications. Twenty first technology must respond to the imperatives of low-power, high speed, and integrated functionality. The application of our most advanced scientific understanding is required to meet these imperatives: quantum physics. Quantum information Science is radically altering our understanding of physics, and is ripe to change engineering and technology. One of the most promising material platforms for exploiting quantum effects is diamond, and our project seeks to transition diamond from its role as scientific testbed, to the material of choice for quantum technologiesRead moreRead less
Microanalysis of novel carbon thin films. Carbon coatings are technologically important and have many applications in automotive and biomedical industries worldwide. An example automotive application is as a coating for high performance fuel injectors. Carbon coatings have significant unrealised potential for applications in hostile environments such as those encountered in high performance engineering components and in the human body. Electrical devices can be fabricated with these films suitab ....Microanalysis of novel carbon thin films. Carbon coatings are technologically important and have many applications in automotive and biomedical industries worldwide. An example automotive application is as a coating for high performance fuel injectors. Carbon coatings have significant unrealised potential for applications in hostile environments such as those encountered in high performance engineering components and in the human body. Electrical devices can be fabricated with these films suitable for use in compact electrical devices requiring high current density. This project will add to the techniques used for the analysis of carbon coatings being developed in Australia. Read moreRead less
Enhancing the performance of high voltage direct current power cables by studying space charge accumulation in their synthetic polymeric insulation. Synthetic polymeric insulation has proved very successful in high voltage alternating current power transmission cables, and cable manufacturers have therefore sought to use it in high voltage direct current (HVDC) cables, for which there is a rapidly growing demand. Yet the accumulation of space charge in such cables presently severely limits the m ....Enhancing the performance of high voltage direct current power cables by studying space charge accumulation in their synthetic polymeric insulation. Synthetic polymeric insulation has proved very successful in high voltage alternating current power transmission cables, and cable manufacturers have therefore sought to use it in high voltage direct current (HVDC) cables, for which there is a rapidly growing demand. Yet the accumulation of space charge in such cables presently severely limits the maximum operating voltage and transmitted power. Nearly all this space charge is due to the temperature gradient in the insulation. We will analyze space charge profiles in polyethylene and other synthetic polymers, and derive basic scientific data which will inform the design of HVDC cables with greatly enhanced performance.Read moreRead less
Foundation studies of ion-beam nanotechnology. The impact of a single fast atom with sensitive materials leaves a path of latent damage with a diameter of around 10 nm. This latent damage can be developed to create nanostructures in a novel technique called ion beam nanomachining. We propose to create a method for using single atom impacts to produce nanomachined structures with novel physical and optical properties. This will be done by use of an active substrate that functions as a detector s ....Foundation studies of ion-beam nanotechnology. The impact of a single fast atom with sensitive materials leaves a path of latent damage with a diameter of around 10 nm. This latent damage can be developed to create nanostructures in a novel technique called ion beam nanomachining. We propose to create a method for using single atom impacts to produce nanomachined structures with novel physical and optical properties. This will be done by use of an active substrate that functions as a detector sensitive to single ion impacts. We propose to study the fundamental principles of this method.Read moreRead less
Photoemission studies of Fermi surfaces, of wide bandgap semi-conductors and quasi crystals. Knowledge of the detailed shape of the Fermi surface of a conducting material is vital for an understanding of its electrical and magnetic properties. We will use angle resolved photo-emission in conjunction with synchrotron radiation to explore the Fermi surfaces of technologically important magnetic alloys, the mechanism driving the occurance of charge density waaves in layer compounds and the electron ....Photoemission studies of Fermi surfaces, of wide bandgap semi-conductors and quasi crystals. Knowledge of the detailed shape of the Fermi surface of a conducting material is vital for an understanding of its electrical and magnetic properties. We will use angle resolved photo-emission in conjunction with synchrotron radiation to explore the Fermi surfaces of technologically important magnetic alloys, the mechanism driving the occurance of charge density waaves in layer compounds and the electronic properties of wide band-gap semi-conductors such as GaN, SiC and of selected quasi crystals. These measurements will be performed using a unique high resolution toroidal spectrometer currently under construction at La Trobe university.Read moreRead less
Diamond based single spin detector. It is expected that the development of the diamond based spin detector will further enhance Australia's international reputation as a significant contributor to the broad field of nanotechnology. The spin detection technology will have many applications in a variety of fields that rely on nanoscale precision measurement of single quantum systems.
Single spin detection will also be a pivotal tool in the push to produce quantum information technologies, a fi ....Diamond based single spin detector. It is expected that the development of the diamond based spin detector will further enhance Australia's international reputation as a significant contributor to the broad field of nanotechnology. The spin detection technology will have many applications in a variety of fields that rely on nanoscale precision measurement of single quantum systems.
Single spin detection will also be a pivotal tool in the push to produce quantum information technologies, a field that has been invested in heavily by the Australian government. This device will significantly enhance the potential success of a range of projects related to such nanoscale science.
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