Proximity effects and new correlated phases in closely spaced quantum electronic devices. The aim of this project is to understand the interactions between quantum electronic devices when they are brought into close proximity. A detailed knowledge of these interactions and how to control them is important both for conintued miniaturisation in the semiconductor industry, and for the fundamental understanding of new quantum ground states. To achieve these goals new coupled device designs will be e ....Proximity effects and new correlated phases in closely spaced quantum electronic devices. The aim of this project is to understand the interactions between quantum electronic devices when they are brought into close proximity. A detailed knowledge of these interactions and how to control them is important both for conintued miniaturisation in the semiconductor industry, and for the fundamental understanding of new quantum ground states. To achieve these goals new coupled device designs will be engineered in collaboration with NTT's Basic Research Laboratories in Japan. Theses novel devices will be used to study fundamental correlations in quantum semiconductor systems, with the possibility of forming new correlated states of matter such as electron-hole superfluids.Read moreRead less
Engineering Ultra-low Disorder Semiconductor Quantum Nanostructures. The multi-trillion dollar semiconductor industry drives the explosive growth in information technology that we have witnessed over the past 25 years. This proposal will provide a significant breakthrough by develop a new class of ultra low disorder 'quantum dot transistors' that will be of benefit to Australia's ongoing efforts in semiconductor nanotechnology and quantum information science, allowing us to play a role in the fu ....Engineering Ultra-low Disorder Semiconductor Quantum Nanostructures. The multi-trillion dollar semiconductor industry drives the explosive growth in information technology that we have witnessed over the past 25 years. This proposal will provide a significant breakthrough by develop a new class of ultra low disorder 'quantum dot transistors' that will be of benefit to Australia's ongoing efforts in semiconductor nanotechnology and quantum information science, allowing us to play a role in the future development of nanoscale and quantum electronics. This research program will bring together Australian researchers and students to work with leading international universities in the USA and New Zealand, and a leading Japanese industrial research facility - Nippon Telegraph and Telecommunications.Read moreRead less
Nanospintronics - Spin Transport in Semiconductor Nanostructures. The multi-billion dollar semiconductor industry drives the explosive growth in information technology that we have witnessed over the past 25 years. This proposal will provide a significant breakthrough by developing a new class of spintronic devices that will be of benefit to Australia's ongoing efforts in semiconductor nanotechnology and quantum information science, allowing us to play a role in the future development of nanosca ....Nanospintronics - Spin Transport in Semiconductor Nanostructures. The multi-billion dollar semiconductor industry drives the explosive growth in information technology that we have witnessed over the past 25 years. This proposal will provide a significant breakthrough by developing a new class of spintronic devices that will be of benefit to Australia's ongoing efforts in semiconductor nanotechnology and quantum information science, allowing us to play a role in the future development of nanoscale and quantum electronics. This research program will provide training for Australian students in a cutting-edge semiconductor research facility, and involve linkages with leading international universities including Massey University (NZ), NTT Basic Research Labs (Japan) and the University of Bochum (Germany).Read moreRead less
Quantum dynamics of solid-state qubits. The primary aim of this project is to carry out a critical assessment of several solid-state qubit systems and quantum logic gate operations through detailed theoretical calculations. This project will address important issues such as precise control of electron flux and spin interactions, optimal operating conditions, errors due to imperfection in the system and possible mechanisms for error elimination, as well as reliable measurements of the output qubi ....Quantum dynamics of solid-state qubits. The primary aim of this project is to carry out a critical assessment of several solid-state qubit systems and quantum logic gate operations through detailed theoretical calculations. This project will address important issues such as precise control of electron flux and spin interactions, optimal operating conditions, errors due to imperfection in the system and possible mechanisms for error elimination, as well as reliable measurements of the output qubit register. In addition, qubit systems have shown themselves to be tiny laboratories in which fundamental concepts in quantum mechanics can be tested and a new regime of physics can be learnt.Read moreRead less
Centre for Quantum Computer Technology. Development of a quantum computer (QC) for massively parallel computing is one of the major challenges in science and engineering this century. Since 2000 the Centre has achieved two major breakthroughs in this field: constructing the key functional element of a silicon solid-state QC; and co-inventing a scheme for efficient linear optics QC. The proposed CoE aims to align these two nationally co-ordinated research programs with the world's existing comput ....Centre for Quantum Computer Technology. Development of a quantum computer (QC) for massively parallel computing is one of the major challenges in science and engineering this century. Since 2000 the Centre has achieved two major breakthroughs in this field: constructing the key functional element of a silicon solid-state QC; and co-inventing a scheme for efficient linear optics QC. The proposed CoE aims to align these two nationally co-ordinated research programs with the world's existing computer and IT industries to realise a fault-tolerant multiple qubit quantum processor with integrated control and qubit chips, and develop a scaleable optical quantum processor providing significant economic benefit to Australia.Read moreRead less
Nanoscale electronic devices: bringing sample design, fabrication, test and theory together. The multi-trillion dollar semiconductor industry drives the explosive growth in information technology that we have witnessed over the past 25 years. This proposal will support Australia's ongoing efforts in semiconductor nanotechnology and quantum information science, allowing us to play a role in the future development of nanoscale and quantum electronics. This research program will bring together Aus ....Nanoscale electronic devices: bringing sample design, fabrication, test and theory together. The multi-trillion dollar semiconductor industry drives the explosive growth in information technology that we have witnessed over the past 25 years. This proposal will support Australia's ongoing efforts in semiconductor nanotechnology and quantum information science, allowing us to play a role in the future development of nanoscale and quantum electronics. This research program will bring together Australian researchers and students to work with leading international universities in the UK, Germany, the USA and New Zealand, allowing access to experimental facilities that simply do not exist in Australia. Read moreRead less
Phase transitions in ultra-thin epitaxial polar oxide films. In this project we will utilize sophisticated thin film fabrication and characterization techniques( such as in-situ x-ray diffraction) and the most advanced computational materials science tools. Therefore this project will provide postgraduates and young researchers to cutting edge research, boosting the enormous potential of Australia in basic materials science. It brings together early career researchers with complimentary expert ....Phase transitions in ultra-thin epitaxial polar oxide films. In this project we will utilize sophisticated thin film fabrication and characterization techniques( such as in-situ x-ray diffraction) and the most advanced computational materials science tools. Therefore this project will provide postgraduates and young researchers to cutting edge research, boosting the enormous potential of Australia in basic materials science. It brings together early career researchers with complimentary expertise areas to interact with each other. It emphasizes cross-disciplinary research and exchange of research ideas across three continents; thus providing the ideal training ground for young researchers who are expected to make a major contribution to both, fundamental and applied research in the future.Read moreRead less
Electronics with spin: Investigating spin-dependent electrical properties of semiconductor nano-devices. Devices such as the integrated circuit and semiconductor lasers are products of basic research, and form the basis of new industries that have revolutionised society. Quantum physics was the science of the 20th century and is likely to become a key technology of the 21st century. This project will keep Australia at the forefront of the search for new and potentially commercially useful applic ....Electronics with spin: Investigating spin-dependent electrical properties of semiconductor nano-devices. Devices such as the integrated circuit and semiconductor lasers are products of basic research, and form the basis of new industries that have revolutionised society. Quantum physics was the science of the 20th century and is likely to become a key technology of the 21st century. This project will keep Australia at the forefront of the search for new and potentially commercially useful applications of quantum physics. The project will also provide training for Australian students to work in a cutting-edge semiconductor research facility, and involves linkages with leading international laboratories including Massey University (NZ), the University of Cambridge (UK), and NTT Basic Research Labs (Japan). Read moreRead less
Hole nanoelectronics - new concepts for spintronic devices. This proposal will support a new basic research initiative in an area with enormous potential for the trillion dollar semiconductor industry - an industry that is well aware of the need to find a replacement for the conventional transistor beyond 2020. This research program will bring together Australian researchers and students to work with leading international universities in Germany and England, including the renowned Cavendish Labo ....Hole nanoelectronics - new concepts for spintronic devices. This proposal will support a new basic research initiative in an area with enormous potential for the trillion dollar semiconductor industry - an industry that is well aware of the need to find a replacement for the conventional transistor beyond 2020. This research program will bring together Australian researchers and students to work with leading international universities in Germany and England, including the renowned Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University. This project will position Australia to play a leading role in developing future quantum and spin-based technologies that have the potential to be as powerful over the next 50 years as conventional transistors have been over the past 50 years.Read moreRead less
Self-Assembled Semiconductor Nanowires: A New Platform for Spintronic Devices. The multi-billion dollar semiconductor industry drives the extraordinary growth in information technology that we have witnessed in recent decades. This Fellowship will establish a new program to build electronic devices using tiny semiconductor 'nanowires'. It draws on UNSW's international reputation in nanoelectronics research, strongly enhances Australia's existing investment in the growth of nanowires at ANU, an ....Self-Assembled Semiconductor Nanowires: A New Platform for Spintronic Devices. The multi-billion dollar semiconductor industry drives the extraordinary growth in information technology that we have witnessed in recent decades. This Fellowship will establish a new program to build electronic devices using tiny semiconductor 'nanowires'. It draws on UNSW's international reputation in nanoelectronics research, strongly enhances Australia's existing investment in the growth of nanowires at ANU, and will place Australia at the forefront of nanowire research on the international stage. This project will contribute strongly to Australia's ongoing efforts in semiconductor nanotechnology and quantum information science, and allow us to play a leading role in the development of next-generation computer technologies.Read moreRead less