Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE190101397
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$405,000.00
Summary
Superconducting hybrid quantum technologies. This project aims to extend the density and coherence of qubits stored in superconducting-based quantum processors, by exploring the concept of hybrid quantum systems. Quantum computers are expected to impact a diverse range of sectors, from medicine to national security. This project seeks to develop an enabling technology, a memory, for scaling a quantum computer constructed from superconducting circuits, such as those being developed in commercial ....Superconducting hybrid quantum technologies. This project aims to extend the density and coherence of qubits stored in superconducting-based quantum processors, by exploring the concept of hybrid quantum systems. Quantum computers are expected to impact a diverse range of sectors, from medicine to national security. This project seeks to develop an enabling technology, a memory, for scaling a quantum computer constructed from superconducting circuits, such as those being developed in commercial laboratories. Such scaling would improve the capacity of these processors to tackle complex problems. The quantum technology developed in this project will have immediate application in transforming a widely-used technique for studying the nanoscale structure of biomolecules - distance measurements in electron spin resonance spectroscopy.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE190100876
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$390,000.00
Summary
Unifying chemical concepts for advanced molecular electronics applications. This project aims to build a physical-organic chemistry framework of transferable molecular descriptors for a relatively new but a rapidly developing area of unimolecular electronics (UE) using advanced computational chemistry tools. Established structure-property relationships will drive the cutting-edge applications of UE in sensing and catalysis and significantly expand our understanding of charge transport involving ....Unifying chemical concepts for advanced molecular electronics applications. This project aims to build a physical-organic chemistry framework of transferable molecular descriptors for a relatively new but a rapidly developing area of unimolecular electronics (UE) using advanced computational chemistry tools. Established structure-property relationships will drive the cutting-edge applications of UE in sensing and catalysis and significantly expand our understanding of charge transport involving free radicals and non-covalent assemblies. Expected outcomes of this project include new design guidelines and candidate molecular architectures for such practical applications as organocatalysis inside molecular junctions, molecular spintronics and molecular sensors for reactive oxygen species and nitroaromatic pollutants.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE200101785
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$424,978.00
Summary
Viewing Chemistry through Diamond: Quantum Sensors for Realtime in situ NMR. This project aims to develop a new analytical method and integrated platform technology for time dependent, in situ monitoring of chemical reactions. The proposed research will capitalise on recent developments made in the field of diamond-based quantum sensing to enable the resolution of chemical species and their concentrations within the timescales associated with many important reaction systems. This project thus ex ....Viewing Chemistry through Diamond: Quantum Sensors for Realtime in situ NMR. This project aims to develop a new analytical method and integrated platform technology for time dependent, in situ monitoring of chemical reactions. The proposed research will capitalise on recent developments made in the field of diamond-based quantum sensing to enable the resolution of chemical species and their concentrations within the timescales associated with many important reaction systems. This project thus expects to generate knowledge in both quantum metrology and physical chemistry. Moreover, the realisation of this technology has significant potential to improve the design and manufacture of important advanced materials, ranging from clean energy production and storage, to pharmaceutical development and drug discovery.Read moreRead less
Advanced Quantum Sensors for Next-Generation Sensing Applications. The aim of this theoretical physics project is to develop ultra-precise sensing capabilities for two main applications: ultrastable inertial sensors for improved navigation and gravimetry, and to search for signatures of quantum gravity. This project expects to improve the performance of quantum sensors via the use of machine optimisation, and may lead to much-needed experimental data to help guide one of the most challenging pro ....Advanced Quantum Sensors for Next-Generation Sensing Applications. The aim of this theoretical physics project is to develop ultra-precise sensing capabilities for two main applications: ultrastable inertial sensors for improved navigation and gravimetry, and to search for signatures of quantum gravity. This project expects to improve the performance of quantum sensors via the use of machine optimisation, and may lead to much-needed experimental data to help guide one of the most challenging problems in theoretical physics: the quantisation of gravity. The expected outcomes of this project are enhanced quantum sensor design, leading to improved inertial sensing technology. This should provide benefits such as improved capabilities for minerals exploration and monitoring the movement of ground water.Read moreRead less
Accelerated Molecular Simulations for Selective Carbon Nanotube Growth. Carbon nanotubes have remarkable electronic and optical properties that are determined precisely by their atomic structure, or ‘chirality’. Development of future carbon nanotube-based technologies is currently prevented by our inability to synthesise particular carbon nanotubes selectively, and this is because the factors that enable selective synthesis remain unknown. This project will develop and use accelerated molecular ....Accelerated Molecular Simulations for Selective Carbon Nanotube Growth. Carbon nanotubes have remarkable electronic and optical properties that are determined precisely by their atomic structure, or ‘chirality’. Development of future carbon nanotube-based technologies is currently prevented by our inability to synthesise particular carbon nanotubes selectively, and this is because the factors that enable selective synthesis remain unknown. This project will develop and use accelerated molecular simulations to determine the factors that enable selective synthesis of particular carbon nanotubes. These simulations will enable targeted carbon nanotube growth, and in doing so will pave the way for the future development of carbon nanotube-based technologies.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE170101371
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$360,000.00
Summary
Designer defects in diamond for solid state quantum networks. This project aims to develop an artificial atom in diamond that can connect to other nodes in a network. Network connectivity and data distribution are increasingly important in today's information economy. Tiny glowing artificial atoms in coloured diamonds can receive, store and send information in a network using laser light and microwaves. Because they work at the level of individual atoms and photons, they can use quantum-weirdnes ....Designer defects in diamond for solid state quantum networks. This project aims to develop an artificial atom in diamond that can connect to other nodes in a network. Network connectivity and data distribution are increasingly important in today's information economy. Tiny glowing artificial atoms in coloured diamonds can receive, store and send information in a network using laser light and microwaves. Because they work at the level of individual atoms and photons, they can use quantum-weirdness to achieve feats impossible even for supercomputers on the classical internet. The proposed device is expected to make it easier to construct technologies that move beyond the limitations of existing infrastructure thus satisfying the unmet core requirements for a quantum network.Read moreRead less
Controlling spin coherence with rotation. This project aims to harness the ability to control the fundamental interactions which limit the precision of a diamond quantum sensor, enabling more sensitive magnetometry. Quantum sensors are unveiling new insights into nano-scale phenomena. Single atom defects in diamonds have been at the forefront of this revolution in nano-scale sensor technology. A unique capability, spinning diamond quantum sensors at up to 500,000 rpm, fast enough that quantum pr ....Controlling spin coherence with rotation. This project aims to harness the ability to control the fundamental interactions which limit the precision of a diamond quantum sensor, enabling more sensitive magnetometry. Quantum sensors are unveiling new insights into nano-scale phenomena. Single atom defects in diamonds have been at the forefront of this revolution in nano-scale sensor technology. A unique capability, spinning diamond quantum sensors at up to 500,000 rpm, fast enough that quantum properties of the defects are preserved during a cycle has been established. This project will address the long-standing problem of nano-scale solid-materials characterisation using rotationally-enhanced quantum magnetic resonance spectroscopy.Read moreRead less
Exploring electronic functionality in low-dimensional carbon and boron-nitride nanomaterials via advanced theoretical modelling. This project will spawn innovative carbon/boron nitride materials for next-generation electronics devices by devising new strategies to manipulate and control electronic structure as well as charge/spin transport properties. Outcomes will include technological breakthroughs leading to truly smaller, faster and smarter electronics materials.
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE170100088
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$360,000.00
Summary
Self-calibrating quantum devices. This project aims to improve control over quantum systems. It will develop self-calibrating quantum devices, the equivalent of Noise Cancelling Headphones for quantum systems. The project will create filtering protocols, suppressing characterised noise via appropriate controls. This is expected to lead to greater control over systems, demanded by quantum computers and nano devices, like next generation computer chips.
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE130100575
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$373,944.00
Summary
Quantum enhancement for ultra-precise atomic sensors. This project will investigate methods for drastically improving the sensitivity of measurement devices derived from atom interferometers. This will enable experimental tests of certain aspects of fundamental physics, as well as practical tools such as ultra-precise geodesy for minerals exploration.