Quantum Dots for Quantum Information Processing: Controlling and Exploiting the Quantum Dot Environment

• Main Author: Schütz, Martin J. A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Surfaces (Physics).; Interfaces (Physical sciences).; Thin films.; Quantum computers.; Spintronics.; Nanotechnology.; Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics.; Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.

This thesis offers a comprehensive introduction to surface acoustic waves in the quantum regime. It addresses two of the most significant technological challenges in developing a scalable quantum information processor based on spins in quantum dots: (i) decoherence of the electronic spin qubit due t...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Superradiance-Like Electron Transport Through a Quantum Dot
• Nuclear Spin Dynamics in Double Quantum Dots
• Universal Quantum Transducers Based on Surface Acoustic Waves
• Outlook.