An atom-scale fabrication technique for diamond quantum microprocessors. This project aims to develop an atomically-precise fabrication technique for the production of diamond quantum microprocessors through the pursuit of a novel bottom-up approach. This project expects to create significant new knowledge and capability in precision diamond growth, surface chemistry, electronics and characterisation, establish a long-term strategic partnership between Quantum Brilliance and the participating or ....An atom-scale fabrication technique for diamond quantum microprocessors. This project aims to develop an atomically-precise fabrication technique for the production of diamond quantum microprocessors through the pursuit of a novel bottom-up approach. This project expects to create significant new knowledge and capability in precision diamond growth, surface chemistry, electronics and characterisation, establish a long-term strategic partnership between Quantum Brilliance and the participating organisations, and enable the realisation of high-performance quantum microprocessors. These outcomes will potentially deliver Australia and Quantum Brilliance a profound advantage in quantum computing, thereby securing their positions in the emerging global quantum market and the associated economic and security benefits.Read moreRead less
High-brightness wavelength tuneable lasers for quantum science. This project aims to establish the capability to manufacture application-specific semiconductor lasers. The project will use existing facilities in Australia to enhance our world-leading quantum science research, and establish a viable export-dominated high-tech manufacturing business. Semiconductor lasers are a critical enabling technology for many scientific applications, particularly for quantum science including quantum computin ....High-brightness wavelength tuneable lasers for quantum science. This project aims to establish the capability to manufacture application-specific semiconductor lasers. The project will use existing facilities in Australia to enhance our world-leading quantum science research, and establish a viable export-dominated high-tech manufacturing business. Semiconductor lasers are a critical enabling technology for many scientific applications, particularly for quantum science including quantum computing and quantum sensing. This project is expected to enable the establishment of a high-tech manufacturing capability to support Australia's leading role in quantum science, and expand our scientific instrumentation exports to new and rapidly developing applications such as magnetic sensing and imaging at nanoscale, quantum communication and computation.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE150100001
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$410,000.00
Summary
Collaborative advanced spectroscopy facility for materials and devices. Collaborative advanced spectroscopy facility for materials and devices: This project aims to enable advancements in electronics, photonics, biomedicine, and sensing through a collaborative, open access facility for advanced optical and chemical spectroscopy of thin films, materials, and devices. The intended capabilities include high-speed, precise and state-of-the-art spectroscopy tools which enable in situ characterisation ....Collaborative advanced spectroscopy facility for materials and devices. Collaborative advanced spectroscopy facility for materials and devices: This project aims to enable advancements in electronics, photonics, biomedicine, and sensing through a collaborative, open access facility for advanced optical and chemical spectroscopy of thin films, materials, and devices. The intended capabilities include high-speed, precise and state-of-the-art spectroscopy tools which enable in situ characterisation at sub-micron scales and cryogenic temperatures, under bio-simulated environments, down to single pixel resolution, with parallel imaging and spectroscopy, and of fluids and biomaterials. The instrumentation will include cryogenic sub-micron photoluminescence and micro-Raman spectroscopy, single pixel optical and dark field spectroscopy, continuous wave terahertz time-domain spectroscopy, wide wavelength microscopic spectroscopy, and temperature-jump kinetics spectroscopy. It is expected that these complementary instruments will accelerate research in materials and devices for plasmonics, nanoelectronics, biomedicine, biochemistry, security, and forensic science.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE160100062
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$700,000.00
Summary
Silicon LPCVD Facility for Nanoelectronics, Quantum Computing & Solar Cells. Silicon low-pressure chemical vapor deposition facility:
This project aims to complete Australia’s first manufacturing line for nanoscale devices. It aims to establish a low-pressure chemical vapour deposition system to complete the existing silicon complementary metal-oxide semiconductor process line. It is currently impossible to fabricate many devices compatible with industrial manufacture, limiting device reliabili ....Silicon LPCVD Facility for Nanoelectronics, Quantum Computing & Solar Cells. Silicon low-pressure chemical vapor deposition facility:
This project aims to complete Australia’s first manufacturing line for nanoscale devices. It aims to establish a low-pressure chemical vapour deposition system to complete the existing silicon complementary metal-oxide semiconductor process line. It is currently impossible to fabricate many devices compatible with industrial manufacture, limiting device reliability and path to commercialisation. The tool is designed to incorporate four furnace tubes for growing thin layers of electronic materials, including polycrystalline-silicon, epitaxial silicon, and silicon-nitride. One unique aspect will be growth of isotopically-enriched silicon-28 that is essential for spin-based quantum computing. The tool would support a wide range of projects nationally in silicon micro/nano-systems, advanced photovoltaics, and quantum technologies.Read moreRead less
Kagome metals: From Japanese basket to next generation electronic devices. This project aims to investigate a new material that is very promising for electronic devices that can operate faster, and be more energy efficient than today’s silicon-based technology. Kagome metals have topological non-trivial nature and can pass current without resistance, making them ideal for next-generation electronic devices. This project aims to grow Kagome metals in the ultra-thin layers needed to realise this p ....Kagome metals: From Japanese basket to next generation electronic devices. This project aims to investigate a new material that is very promising for electronic devices that can operate faster, and be more energy efficient than today’s silicon-based technology. Kagome metals have topological non-trivial nature and can pass current without resistance, making them ideal for next-generation electronic devices. This project aims to grow Kagome metals in the ultra-thin layers needed to realise this potential, make devices and study their electronic properties. Expected outcomes of the project will include showing Kagome metals can form the basis of ultra-low energy electronic devices, as well as having future applications in high-temperature fault-tolerant quantum computing.Read moreRead less
Tuning electronic and optical properties in twisted 2D semiconductors. This project aims to build and characterise a family of novel electronic materials: layers of atomically thin semiconductors stacked with a twist, to realise new electronic phases and new low-energy electronic devices. The project adopts an interdisciplinary approach combining advanced experimental and theoretical techniques. The expected outcomes will be a detailed understanding of the electronic and optical properties of tw ....Tuning electronic and optical properties in twisted 2D semiconductors. This project aims to build and characterise a family of novel electronic materials: layers of atomically thin semiconductors stacked with a twist, to realise new electronic phases and new low-energy electronic devices. The project adopts an interdisciplinary approach combining advanced experimental and theoretical techniques. The expected outcomes will be a detailed understanding of the electronic and optical properties of twisted semiconductor superlattices, such that they can be produced with desired properties on demand. The benefits of the project will be new materials for electronics and optoelectronics applications, new links to international organisations, and training of students and postdocs for careers in nanoelectronics. Read moreRead less
Semiconductor quantum wells at the atomic scale. The project will prepare novel semiconductor materials based on layered transition metal dichalcogenides in which electrons are confined in atomically-thin planes. This strong confinement leads to new properties that will be studied in this project, including strong electron-electron interactions, strong electron-defect interactions and atomically-sharp heterostructures. Additionally the novel electronic structure of the dichalcogenides leads to n ....Semiconductor quantum wells at the atomic scale. The project will prepare novel semiconductor materials based on layered transition metal dichalcogenides in which electrons are confined in atomically-thin planes. This strong confinement leads to new properties that will be studied in this project, including strong electron-electron interactions, strong electron-defect interactions and atomically-sharp heterostructures. Additionally the novel electronic structure of the dichalcogenides leads to new electronically and optically addressable information storage and transmission based on the 'valley' of the electrons. It is expected that these new properties will enable photovoltaics, quantum-confined devices operating at room temperature, and new information processing based on the valley degree of freedom.Read moreRead less
On-surface atomic-scale engineering of topological organic nanostructures. The goal of this project is to synthesise and characterise low-dimensional organic nanostructures, in which the atomic-scale morphology and electronic structure give rise to nontrivial topological electronic states. Successful design of organic materials with topological electronic states would pave the way for the development of new technologies in dissipation-less electronics, spintronics and quantum information process ....On-surface atomic-scale engineering of topological organic nanostructures. The goal of this project is to synthesise and characterise low-dimensional organic nanostructures, in which the atomic-scale morphology and electronic structure give rise to nontrivial topological electronic states. Successful design of organic materials with topological electronic states would pave the way for the development of new technologies in dissipation-less electronics, spintronics and quantum information processing, with the flexibility and efficiency that organic compounds can offer. The project plans to exploit metal atoms and organic molecules as building units in approaches of supramolecular chemistry applied on surfaces, to achieve structural and electronic control at the single atom level.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE120100028
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$600,000.00
Summary
Advanced surface imaging and spectroscopy facility: Scanning auger nanoprobe. Understanding advanced materials and nano-fabricated devices on the nanometre scale is essential for innovation in the manufacturing, healthcare, pharmaceutical, energy and mining sectors. The next generation Scanning Auger Nanoprobe will support research rated well-above world standard and dramatically increase national surface analytical capacity.
Controllable quantum phases in two-dimensional metal-organic nanomaterials. This project aims to design novel two-dimensional metal-organic nanomaterials and to control electronic quantum phases therein. The project expects to generate new fundamental knowledge in advanced materials, solid-state physics and quantum nanoscience. It will rely on supramolecular chemistry to synthesise new atomically precise functional materials. Expected outcomes include the fabrication of new advanced nanomaterial ....Controllable quantum phases in two-dimensional metal-organic nanomaterials. This project aims to design novel two-dimensional metal-organic nanomaterials and to control electronic quantum phases therein. The project expects to generate new fundamental knowledge in advanced materials, solid-state physics and quantum nanoscience. It will rely on supramolecular chemistry to synthesise new atomically precise functional materials. Expected outcomes include the fabrication of new advanced nanomaterials, as well as the observation and control of new quantum phenomena therein. The project should provide significant benefits, such as advancing basic research in quantum nanomaterials, and aiding to lay the foundation for next-generation electronics and information technologies.Read moreRead less