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Semiconductor Devices forQuantum Computing
Laboratory for Physical Sciences, University of MarylandBruce Kane
ICPS 27 Tutorial Session #3Semiconductor Devices and Quantum Computing
July 25, 2004
www.lps.umd.edu
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Outline1. Why QC?2. Requirements for a quantum computer3. Picking a good qubit (charge, spin, etc.)4. Picking the right materials (silicon, GaAs, etc.)5. Proposals for QC in semiconductors6. Recent Experimental work7. Picking the right interactions between qubits8. Prognosis: The formidable obstacles to scaling
and the need to develop atom-scale devices
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Computer Science in a Nutshell
There are two types of problems in the world:
Easy & Hard
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Solutions to easy problems can be found ina number of steps that is a polynomialfunction of the size of the input.
Example: Multiplication
8×5=40 78×45=5×8+5×70+40×8+40×70=3510
Multiplication of digits of length n requiresn2 references to a times table
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Solutions to hard problems can be found in anumber of steps that is a exponential function of thesize of the input.
Example: Traveling Salesman Problem:1
2
3 4
1→2→3→4→1 : Bad1→3→4→2→1 : Good
Number of possible routes goes as (n-1)!, where n isthe number of cities visited.
15 cities: 1011 routes30 cities: 1031 routes
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Is a problem that is hard on one computer hard on all computers?
Yes, if the differences are in software
(Windows v. Linux v. Mac).
What if the difference is hardware?
Ultimately, the process of computation must be a physical process, and the question
cannot be answered without reference to physics.
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Feynman first noted that the problem of simulating a quantum mechanical system is hard in the computer science sense:
Consider a system of spin ½ particles:The number of terms needed to determine the wave function grows Exponentially with the number of spins:
1 spin: Ψ=α1|0> + α2|1>
2 spins: Ψ=α1|00> + α2|01> + α3|10> + α4|11>
3 spins: Ψ= α1|000> + α2|001> + α3|010> + α4|011> + α5|100> + α6|101> + α7|110> + α8|111>
A quantum system “doing what comes naturally” is performing a calculation which is exponentially hard to emulate on a classical computer.
Note: for 1000 spins Ψ contains 21000≈10300 terms!
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Can a quantum mechanical system “doing whatcomes naturally” be used to solve any other hardproblems?
Answer (Peter Shor, 1994): Yes!
This result has spurred tremendous interest inthe development of a “quantum computer”.
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Shor’s algorithm determines the prime factors of large compositenumbers. 15=3×5 221=13×17RSA-200 =27997833911221327870829467638722601621070446786955428537560009929326128400107609345671052955360856061822351910951365788637105954482006576775098580557613579098734950144178863178946295187237869221823983 = ? × ?
Public key cryptography relies on the difficulty of this problem.
Classical computation time is exponential in the number of digits.
A quantum computer using Shor’s algorithm can factor in a number ofsteps quadratic in the number of digits.
→A PC-sized quantum computer could compromise the security of allpublic key cryptography data (internet, bank transactions, etc.)
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Quantum Logic
Classical QuantumComputer Computer
0,1 |0>,|1> Bits "Qubits":
Quantum state ofa two level system such as spin 1/2
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Important Differences between quantum and conventional computers: 1. Superposition: |φ> = α|0> + β|1> 2. Entanglement: |φ> = |01> + |10> 3. Measurement outcomes consistent with quantum mechanics (always 0 or 1).
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Why quantum computation is so difficult
Even if measurements of single quantum states can be made reliably:
♦ quantum phase is a continuous variable and errors will be cumulative(like analog computer).
♦ Quantum systems inevitably interact with their surroundingenvironment, leading to the destruction of the coherent state upon whicquantum algorithms rely.
Quantum computation ruined by decoherence unless errors can becorrected.
Consensus until 1995: thinking about quantum computationis entirely an academic exercise.
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Quantum error correction, discovered in the late 1990’smeans that ‘perfect’ quantum computation can be performed despite errors and imperfections in the computer.
Accuracy threshold for continuous quantumcomputation ≈ 1 error every 10,000 steps.
Consensus in today: building a quantum computer may stillbe a difficult (or impossible) enterprise, but the issue can onlybe resolved by doing experiments on real systems that maybe capable of doing quantum computation.
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Things necessary for a spin quantum computer:
1. Long lived spin states
2. Single spin operations (Q NOT)controlled spin interactions with an external field
3. Two spin operations (Q CNOT)controlled interactions between spins
4. Single spin preparation and detectioncontrolled interactions with external reservoirs
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Grand Challenge Quantum Computing Poses to Physicists andEngineers:
1. Identify systems in which single quantum states (qubits) maybe accurately measured and manipulated.
2. Learn to control interactions between quantum states in acomplex, many-qubit system.
Note: State of the art for solid state quantum computing ~2 qubitsWhat we need for Shor’s algorithm ~10,000 qubits
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QC implementation proposals
Optical QCBulk spinresonance QC
Atom QC Solid State QC
Linear Optics Cavity QED
Trapped Ions Optical Lattices
SuperconductorsSemiconductorsElectrons on helium
FluxQubits
Charge Qubits
Orbital statequbits
Electron spinqubits
Nuclear spinqubits
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PhotosTop: IBMBottom: TU Delft
Good news: Semiconductor fabrication technology isadvancing at a rapid rate.
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Bad News: In semiconductors many quantum degreesof freedom are present, and all tend to interact with each
other.
Semiconductor qubits may decohere rapidly.
Many quantum logic operations must be performed on a qubit before decoherence occurs.
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10-3 sec.
10-6 sec.
10-9 sec.
10-12 sec.
10-15 sec.
1 sec.
Electron orbital states Control
Dephasing
Electron spin states
Control
Dephasing
Nuclear spin states
Control
Dephasing?
Fast Microprocessor
We would like tdephasing / tcontrol ≥ 104
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Spin qubits
• Qubit stored on a single electron or nuclear spin
• Extremely well isolated and localized• Quantum transport via electrons (or photons
over the long haul)• Rapid logic and measurement operations
possible in principle• But devices must be engineered at or near
the atomic level
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Decoherence times of spins inevitably will depend on whatmaterials they are situated in.
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III-V’s: no stable isotopeswith nuclear spin =0
IV,VI: stable isotopeswith nuclear spin
=0 and ≠0
Spin-orbitinteractionincreases withlarger atomicnumber
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QC Models
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Experimental Focus of Current Research:
What are decoherence times and mechanisms in semiconductor materials?
Development and demonstration of single spinmeasurement devices
We’ll look at recent work in Si, diamond and GaAs
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In Si:P at Temperature (T)=1K:
electron relaxation time (T1 ) = 1 hour
G. Feher c. 1956(ENDOR)
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Use confocal microscopeto focus on a single NV center
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quant-ph/0402087
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Quantum Logic
Quantum logical devices will have to control the interactionof single spins with their environment and with their neighborswith extraordinary precision.
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Spin interactions in a semiconductor
Electron spinexchange interaction
Electron spindipolar interaction
Nuclear spindipolar interaction
Electron-nuclearhyperfine interaction
Interaction Extent Strength
3
2
rBµ
3
2
rNµ
Contact
Size ofWave function
10 kHz (100 Å)
10 mHz (100 Å)
10 MHz- 1 GHz(donors)
>> 1 GHz
Anisotropic Exchange Large in somematerials
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Exchange Interaction
Well suited to implementing quantum logic via √SWAP
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It will be difficult to know the exchange interactionspins in quantum dots with any precision.
This problem can be even worse in silicon because ofits band structure.
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35Wellard et al. Phys. Rev. B 68 195209 (2003).
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One way out: Use hyperfine coupling instead of Exchange
→ |↑
a)
~ 30 Å (in Si)e- (S=½)
: 31P+ (I=½)
|4⟩⟩⟩⟩
H=A I·S
In unstrained pure Si, A=117.53±0.02 MHz (Feher)
Electron-nuclear interaction is very close to pure Heisenberg, probably better than for two electrons.
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Status of Semiconductor QC
• Single spin manipulation and measurement, while difficult, appear to be in reach.
• But can will large scale quantum computing be possible?
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Most Technologies aren’t scaleable!
1958
1970
Today
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Imperatives of large-scale QC
• Parallel operations (measurement and logic)• Efficient quantum information transport• Manageable classical control, preferably
facilitated by nearly identical devices
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Scaling and Classical Control
• In most proposed quantum computer architectures, quantum logic and measurement are performed using classical logic circuitry to control gate voltages, laser pulses, or other means used to determine the quantum state of the system. Does the complexity of this classical control “blow up” as the size of the quantum computer increases?
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SIMD = "single instruction, multiple data"
= No!
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V12(t)
V23(t)
V34(t)
V45(t)
V56(t)
V67(t)
V78(t)
Control of a “SWAP Wire” using applied gate voltages
A tremendous increase in scaling efficiency would result if single controllines could control multiple gates.
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Making “identical devices” for scaling is much harder forQC than it is for CC.
Intel Corp.
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• Single donor devices (Australian QC group and many others working hard on this)
• Single atoms and molecules attached to semiconductor surfaces?
The materials science and nanofabrication communities need to start thinking about “monoclonal” (i.e. atomically
identical) devices and how to implement them
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“Bottom up” Nanofabrication
Single atom Manipulationusing an STM.
(M. Crommie et al.)
Taken from “Silicon-based molecular electronics” S. Datta et al.
Schofield et al.: PRL 91 136104 (2003).
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• For future devices it would be desirable to couple surface atoms and molecules to conducting electrons within a silicon crystal.
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Electron system on a hydrogen passivated silicon surface
E+ -
[Q5.126] Electron Transport on Hydrogen-Passivated Silicon SurfacesKevin Eng, Robert McFarland, Bruce Kane
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Conclusions
1. QC has the potential to revolutionize the way we solve a limitednumber of problems
2. Semiconductor QC implementations have important advantages (existing technological base, vast research effort in nanofabrication ) and disadvantages (decoherence) compared to alternatives
3. Devices demonstrating single electron spin manipulation and measurement are difficult, but doable
4. Nonetheless, there are very serious doubts about the ability to scale simple quantum logical devices into a technologically relevant quantum computer
5. This (mildly) pessimistic outlook presents new opportunities forsemiconductor physics research and nanofabrication at the end point of Moore’s Law scaling.