Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE120101899
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$375,000.00
Summary
Developing the next generation of single and entangled photon sources. Low noise and efficient sources of single and entangled photons are important resources to implement a scalable platform for large-scale quantum information tasks. This project will develop the prototypes for these sources which will be suitable for a wide range of interesting applications in quantum information.
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE130101148
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$375,000.00
Summary
Quantum state translation in integrated optics: enabling multicolour quantum processing. This project aims to use nonlinear effects in photonic waveguide devices to shift the energies of photons, single particles of light, from one state to another. This will have a profound impact on provably secure quantum communication and potentially provide novel routes to the building of a quantum computer.
Performance bottlenecks in ultra-scaled field-effect transistors. The comparison of commercial and atomically-precise devices will result in the long sought after atomistic metrology knowledge. Such knowledge is required to achieve a leap forward in device understanding and design in order to improve speed, reliability and energy consumption.
Simulating quantum states of matter: connecting theory to applications in science and technology. Quantum phenomena are ubiquitous and critical to the functioning of many modern technological devices, for example sensors and computer chips used in mobile phones. Although great strides have been made in recent decades in describing quantum phenomena theoretically, computational modelling is an essential ingredient to describe real experiments and devices. This project aims to develop the next gen ....Simulating quantum states of matter: connecting theory to applications in science and technology. Quantum phenomena are ubiquitous and critical to the functioning of many modern technological devices, for example sensors and computer chips used in mobile phones. Although great strides have been made in recent decades in describing quantum phenomena theoretically, computational modelling is an essential ingredient to describe real experiments and devices. This project aims to develop the next generation of computational tools aimed at two major themes: characterising topological states of matter, and modelling non-equilibrium phenomena. These tools will be invaluable for the design and modelling of quantum devices and novel materials and will enable the development of the next generation of technological devices.Read moreRead less
Room Temperature Quantum Devices based on Spins in Organic Semiconductors:
Characterisation, Control and Development. Organic semiconductors are widely used in optoelectronic devices - recent work has also demonstrated that they contain coherent quantum spin states, even at room temperature. This project will use spin resonance and control techniques from quantum physics to determine the processes which limit coherence in these materials, determine ways to overcome these limitations, and then i ....Room Temperature Quantum Devices based on Spins in Organic Semiconductors:
Characterisation, Control and Development. Organic semiconductors are widely used in optoelectronic devices - recent work has also demonstrated that they contain coherent quantum spin states, even at room temperature. This project will use spin resonance and control techniques from quantum physics to determine the processes which limit coherence in these materials, determine ways to overcome these limitations, and then incorporate the materials into devices which exploit the power of these quantum systems at room-temperature. This project advances the prospect of ubiquitously incorporating quantum technologies into everyday applications, impacting fields from information storage to sensing.Read moreRead less
Electronic functionality in nanoscale materials: from discovery to design. This project will develop innovative multifunctional carbon/boron-nitride nanomaterials by devising new strategies to manipulate their electronic functionality. Outcomes will include technological breakthroughs leading to smart materials for energy storage, greenhouse gas emission reduction and nanoelectronics.
Hole quantum dots - a new spin on quantum information technology. Most electronic devices are powered by conventional transistors that use a 50 year old technology which is nearing the end of its lifetime. Spin-based electronics uses the electron's spin instead of its charge to store, process and transfer information. Although half of all transistors on a chip use holes, almost all research has focussed on electrons. Holes have completely different spin properties than electrons and are predicte ....Hole quantum dots - a new spin on quantum information technology. Most electronic devices are powered by conventional transistors that use a 50 year old technology which is nearing the end of its lifetime. Spin-based electronics uses the electron's spin instead of its charge to store, process and transfer information. Although half of all transistors on a chip use holes, almost all research has focussed on electrons. Holes have completely different spin properties than electrons and are predicted to have significant advantages for spin based quantum information processing. This project aims to develop single hole quantum dots, test theoretical predictions of the superiority of holes over electrons and develop new techniques for all-electrical spin manipulation.Read moreRead less
Single hole quantum dots for spin-based electronics. This project will support a basic research initiative in an area with enormous potential for the trillion dollar semiconductor industry. Working with the international University partners, we will develop new electronic devices that use holes, rather than electrons, to operate.
Narrow band gap silicon: understanding and exploiting this new silicon phase. This project aims to study for the first time exciting new forms of conducting and insulating silicon that can be formed by simply pressing down on silicon with an indenter tip. As well as producing new science, the technological outcomes involve new devices and processes of significance to electronics and solar industries.
Scalable nanomechanical information processing. This project aims to build the first scalable computer architecture based on nanoscale motion on a silicon chip. Such nanomechanical computers could extend computing performance in space and earth-orbit applications, and in other environments where intense radiation causes digital electronics to fail. The project intends to utilise recent advances in nanomechanics and nanofabrication to demonstrate all key nanomechanical circuit elements, including ....Scalable nanomechanical information processing. This project aims to build the first scalable computer architecture based on nanoscale motion on a silicon chip. Such nanomechanical computers could extend computing performance in space and earth-orbit applications, and in other environments where intense radiation causes digital electronics to fail. The project intends to utilise recent advances in nanomechanics and nanofabrication to demonstrate all key nanomechanical circuit elements, including transistors, logic gates, memories and analogue-to-digital converters and to deliver a roadmap for commercialisation of the technology in Australia. The expected outcome of this project is the development of the underpinning nanotechnologies, predicted to have wide uses in sensing, health and communications,and which could improve heat management and energy efficiency in future computers. This new approach to computing has potential for near-term commercial impact in the aerospace industry, building on Australian know-how.Read moreRead less