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Strained-Si/SiGe enhancement mode structures for quantum computing.

Conference ·
OSTI ID:989983

Silicon is an ideal system for investigating single electron or isolated donor spins for quantum computation, due to long spin coherence times. Enhancement mode strained-silicon/silicon germanium (sSi/SiGe) devices would offer an as-yet untried path toward electron or electron/donor quantum dot systems. Thin, undoped SiGe dielectrics allow tight electrostatic confinement, as well as potential Lande g-factor engineered spin manipulation. In this talk we summarize recent progress toward sSi/SiGe enhancement mode devices on sSi on insulator, including characterization with X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy, as well as challenges faced and progress on integration of either top-down and bottom-up donor placement approaches in a sSi/SiGe enhancement mode structure.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
989983
Report Number(s):
SAND2010-1745C
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English