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Area of Science:

  • Quantum computing
  • Materials science

Background:

  • Silicon MOS quantum dots offer excellent quantum properties and fabrication scalability.
  • Traditional microelectronics metrics may not fully capture qubit performance requirements for quantum technology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate spin qubit variability caused by atomic-scale roughness at the Si/SiO2 interface.
  • To develop theoretical tools for analyzing these variations in silicon quantum dot devices.

Main Methods:

  • Compilation of experimental data from 12 devices.
  • Adaptation of atomistic tight binding and path integral Monte Carlo methods.
  • Analysis of wavefunctions and electron paths to describe atomic-scale fluctuations.

Main Results:

  • Quantified spin qubit variability including position, deformation, valley splitting/phase, spin-orbit coupling, and exchange coupling.
  • Demonstrated that roughness-induced variabilities are bounded.
  • Correlated interface roughness with specific qubit parameter variations.

Conclusions:

  • Variability in silicon quantum dot qubits due to interface roughness is within acceptable limits for scalable quantum computing.
  • Robust quantum control methods are essential to mitigate these variabilities and enable fault-tolerant architectures.