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  text: Semiconductor-superconductor hybrid systems are the harbour of many intriguing
    mesoscopic phenomena. This material combination leads to spatial variations of
    the superconducting properties, which gives rise to Andreev bound states (ABSs).
    Some of these states might exhibit remarkable properties that render them highly
    desirable for topological quantum computing. The most prominent and hunted of
    such states are Majorana zero modes (MZMs), quasiparticles equals to their own
    quasiparticles that they follow non-abelian statistics. In this thesis, we first
    introduce the general framework of such hybrid systems and, then, we unveil a
    series of mesoscopic phenomena that we discovered. Firstly, we show tunneling
    spectroscopy experiments on full-shell nanowires (NWs) showing that unwanted quantum-dot
    states coupled to superconductors (Yu-Shiba-Rusinov states) can mimic MZMs signatures.
    Then, we introduce a novel protocol which allowed the integration of tunneling
    spectroscopy with Coulomb spectroscopy within the same device. Employing this
    approach on both full-shell NWs and partial-shell NWs, we demonstrated that longitudinally
    confined states reveal charge transport phenomenology similar to the one expected
    for MZMs. These findings shed light on the intricate interplay between superconductivity
    and quantum confinement, which brought us to explore another material platform,
    i.e. a two-dimensional Germanium hole gas. After developing a robust way to induce
    superconductivity in such system, we showed how to engineer the proximity effect
    and we revealed a superconducting hard gap. Finally, we created a superconducting
    radio frequency driven ideal diode and a generator of non-sinusoidal current-phase
    relations. Our results open the path for the exploration of protected superconducting
    qubits and more complex hybrid devices in planar Germanium, like Kitaev chains
    and hybrid qubit devices.
acknowledged_ssus:
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alternative_title:
- ISTA Thesis
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author:
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  full_name: Valentini, Marco
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  last_name: Valentini
citation:
  ama: 'Valentini M. Mesoscopic phenomena in hybrid semiconductor-superconductor nanodevices :
    From full-shell nanowires to two-dimensional hole gas in germanium. 2023. doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:13286">10.15479/at:ista:13286</a>'
  apa: 'Valentini, M. (2023). <i>Mesoscopic phenomena in hybrid semiconductor-superconductor
    nanodevices : From full-shell nanowires to two-dimensional hole gas in germanium</i>.
    Institute of Science and Technology Austria. <a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:13286">https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:13286</a>'
  chicago: 'Valentini, Marco. “Mesoscopic Phenomena in Hybrid Semiconductor-Superconductor
    Nanodevices : From Full-Shell Nanowires to Two-Dimensional Hole Gas in Germanium.”
    Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:13286">https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:13286</a>.'
  ieee: 'M. Valentini, “Mesoscopic phenomena in hybrid semiconductor-superconductor
    nanodevices : From full-shell nanowires to two-dimensional hole gas in germanium,”
    Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.'
  ista: 'Valentini M. 2023. Mesoscopic phenomena in hybrid semiconductor-superconductor
    nanodevices : From full-shell nanowires to two-dimensional hole gas in germanium.
    Institute of Science and Technology Austria.'
  mla: 'Valentini, Marco. <i>Mesoscopic Phenomena in Hybrid Semiconductor-Superconductor
    Nanodevices : From Full-Shell Nanowires to Two-Dimensional Hole Gas in Germanium</i>.
    Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:13286">10.15479/at:ista:13286</a>.'
  short: 'M. Valentini, Mesoscopic Phenomena in Hybrid Semiconductor-Superconductor
    Nanodevices : From Full-Shell Nanowires to Two-Dimensional Hole Gas in Germanium,
    Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.'
date_created: 2023-07-24T14:10:45Z
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  text: 'Quantum information and computation has become a vast field paved with opportunities
    for researchers and investors. As large multinational companies and international
    funds are heavily investing in quantum technologies it is still a question which
    platform is best suited for the task of realizing a scalable quantum processor.
    In this work we investigate hole spins in Ge quantum wells. These hold great promise
    as they possess several favorable properties: a small effective mass, a strong
    spin-orbit coupling, long relaxation time and an inherent immunity to hyperfine
    noise. All these characteristics helped Ge hole spin qubits to evolve from a single
    qubit to a fully entangled four qubit processor in only 3 years. Here, we investigated
    a qubit approach leveraging the large out-of-plane g-factors of heavy hole states
    in Ge quantum dots. We found this qubit to be reproducibly operable at extremely
    low magnetic field and at large speeds while maintaining coherence. This was possible
    because large differences of g-factors in adjacent dots can be achieved in the
    out-of-plane direction. In the in-plane direction the small g-factors, on the
    other hand, can be altered very effectively by the confinement potentials. Here,
    we found that this can even lead to a sign change of the g-factors. The resulting
    g-factor difference alters the dynamics of the system drastically and produces
    effects typically attributed to a spin-orbit induced spin-flip term.  The investigations
    carried out in this thesis give further insights into the possibilities of holes
    in Ge and reveal new physical properties that need to be considered when designing
    future spin qubit experiments.'
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: M-Shop
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acknowledgement: The author gratefully acknowledges support by the Austrian Science
  Fund (FWF), grants No P30207, and the Nomis foundation.
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  ama: Jirovec D. Singlet-Triplet qubits and spin-orbit interaction in 2-dimensional
    Ge hole gases. 2021. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:10058">10.15479/at:ista:10058</a>
  apa: Jirovec, D. (2021). <i>Singlet-Triplet qubits and spin-orbit interaction in
    2-dimensional Ge hole gases</i>. Institute of Science and Technology Austria.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:10058">https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:10058</a>
  chicago: Jirovec, Daniel. “Singlet-Triplet Qubits and Spin-Orbit Interaction in
    2-Dimensional Ge Hole Gases.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2021.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:10058">https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:10058</a>.
  ieee: D. Jirovec, “Singlet-Triplet qubits and spin-orbit interaction in 2-dimensional
    Ge hole gases,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2021.
  ista: Jirovec D. 2021. Singlet-Triplet qubits and spin-orbit interaction in 2-dimensional
    Ge hole gases. Institute of Science and Technology Austria.
  mla: Jirovec, Daniel. <i>Singlet-Triplet Qubits and Spin-Orbit Interaction in 2-Dimensional
    Ge Hole Gases</i>. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2021, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:10058">10.15479/at:ista:10058</a>.
  short: D. Jirovec, Singlet-Triplet Qubits and Spin-Orbit Interaction in 2-Dimensional
    Ge Hole Gases, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2021.
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  text: "Quantum computation enables the execution of algorithms that have exponential
    complexity. This might open the path towards the synthesis of new materials or
    medical drugs, optimization of transport or financial strategies etc., intractable
    on even the fastest classical computers. A quantum computer consists of interconnected
    two level quantum systems, called qubits, that satisfy DiVincezo’s criteria. Worldwide,
    there are ongoing efforts to find the qubit architecture which will unite quantum
    error correction compatible single and two qubit fidelities, long distance qubit
    to qubit coupling and \r\n calability. Superconducting qubits have gone the furthest
    in this race, demonstrating an algorithm running on 53 coupled qubits, but still
    the fidelities are not even close to those required for realizing a single logical
    qubit.  emiconductor qubits offer extremely good characteristics, but they are
    currently investigated across different platforms. Uniting those good characteristics
    into a single platform might be a big step towards the quantum computer realization.\r\nHere
    we describe the implementation of a hole spin qubit hosted in a Ge hut wire double
    quantum dot. The high and tunable spin-orbit coupling together with a heavy hole
    state character is expected to allow fast spin manipulation and long coherence
    times. Furthermore large lever arms, for hut wire devices, should allow good coupling
    to superconducting resonators enabling efficient long distance spin to spin coupling
    and a sensitive gate reflectometry spin readout. The developed cryogenic setup
    (printed circuit board sample holders, filtering, high-frequency wiring) enabled
    us to perform low temperature spin dynamics experiments. Indeed, we measured the
    fastest single spin qubit Rabi frequencies reported so far, reaching 140 MHz,
    while the dephasing times of 130 ns oppose the long decoherence predictions. In
    order to further investigate this, a double quantum dot gate was connected directly
    to a lumped element\r\nresonator which enabled gate reflectometry readout. The
    vanishing inter-dot transition signal, for increasing external magnetic field,
    revealed the spin nature of the measured quantity."
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  ama: Kukucka J. Implementation of a hole spin qubit in Ge hut wires and dispersive
    spin sensing. 2020. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:7996">10.15479/AT:ISTA:7996</a>
  apa: Kukucka, J. (2020). <i>Implementation of a hole spin qubit in Ge hut wires
    and dispersive spin sensing</i>. Institute of Science and Technology Austria.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:7996">https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:7996</a>
  chicago: Kukucka, Josip. “Implementation of a Hole Spin Qubit in Ge Hut Wires and
    Dispersive Spin Sensing.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2020. <a
    href="https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:7996">https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:7996</a>.
  ieee: J. Kukucka, “Implementation of a hole spin qubit in Ge hut wires and dispersive
    spin sensing,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2020.
  ista: Kukucka J. 2020. Implementation of a hole spin qubit in Ge hut wires and dispersive
    spin sensing. Institute of Science and Technology Austria.
  mla: Kukucka, Josip. <i>Implementation of a Hole Spin Qubit in Ge Hut Wires and
    Dispersive Spin Sensing</i>. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2020,
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:7996">10.15479/AT:ISTA:7996</a>.
  short: J. Kukucka, Implementation of a Hole Spin Qubit in Ge Hut Wires and Dispersive
    Spin Sensing, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2020.
date_created: 2020-06-22T09:22:23Z
date_published: 2020-06-22T00:00:00Z
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  text: 'A qubit, a unit of quantum information, is essentially any quantum mechanical
    two-level system which can be coherently controlled. Still, to be used for computation,
    it has to fulfill criteria. Qubits, regardless of the system in which they are
    realized, suffer from decoherence. This leads to loss of the information stored
    in the qubit. The upper bound of the time scale on which decoherence happens is
    set by the spin relaxation time. In this thesis I studied a two-level system consisting
    of a Zeeman-split hole spin confined in a quantum dot formed in a Ge hut wire.
    Such Ge hut wires have emerged as a promising material system for the realization
    of spin qubits, due to the combination of two significant properties: long spin
    coherence time as expected for group IV semiconductors due to the low hyperfine
    interaction and a strong valence band spin-orbit coupling. Here, I present how
    to fabricate quantum dot devices suitable for electrical transport measurements.
    Coupled quantum dot devices allowed the realization of a charge sensor, which
    is electrostatically and tunnel coupled to a quantum dot. By integrating the charge
    sensor into a radio-frequency reflectometry setup, I performed for the first time
    single-shot readout measurements of hole spins and extracted the hole spin relaxation
    times in Ge hut wires.'
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  ama: Vukušić L. Charge sensing and spin relaxation times of holes in Ge hut wires.
    2018. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:TH_1047">10.15479/AT:ISTA:TH_1047</a>
  apa: Vukušić, L. (2018). <i>Charge sensing and spin relaxation times of holes in
    Ge hut wires</i>. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. <a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:TH_1047">https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:TH_1047</a>
  chicago: Vukušić, Lada. “Charge Sensing and Spin Relaxation Times of Holes in Ge
    Hut Wires.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2018. <a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:TH_1047">https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:TH_1047</a>.
  ieee: L. Vukušić, “Charge sensing and spin relaxation times of holes in Ge hut wires,”
    Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2018.
  ista: Vukušić L. 2018. Charge sensing and spin relaxation times of holes in Ge hut
    wires. Institute of Science and Technology Austria.
  mla: Vukušić, Lada. <i>Charge Sensing and Spin Relaxation Times of Holes in Ge Hut
    Wires</i>. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2018, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:TH_1047">10.15479/AT:ISTA:TH_1047</a>.
  short: L. Vukušić, Charge Sensing and Spin Relaxation Times of Holes in Ge Hut Wires,
    Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2018.
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  text: Nowadays, quantum computation is receiving more and more attention as an alternative
    to the classical way of computing. For realizing a quantum computer, different
    devices are investigated as potential quantum bits. In this thesis, the focus
    is on Ge hut wires, which turned out to be promising candidates for implementing
    hole spin quantum bits. The advantages of Ge as a material system are the low
    hyperfine interaction for holes and the strong spin orbit coupling, as well as
    the compatibility with the highly developed CMOS processes in industry. In addition,
    Ge can also be isotopically purified which is expected to boost the spin coherence
    times. The strong spin orbit interaction for holes in Ge on the one hand enables
    the full electrical control of the quantum bit and on the other hand should allow
    short spin manipulation times. Starting with a bare Si wafer, this work covers
    the entire process reaching from growth over the fabrication and characterization
    of hut wire devices up to the demonstration of hole spin resonance. From experiments
    with single quantum dots, a large g-factor anisotropy between the in-plane and
    the out-of-plane direction was found. A comparison to a theoretical model unveiled
    the heavy-hole character of the lowest energy states. The second part of the thesis
    addresses double quantum dot devices, which were realized by adding two gate electrodes
    to a hut wire. In such devices, Pauli spin blockade was observed, which can serve
    as a read-out mechanism for spin quantum bits. Applying oscillating electric fields
    in spin blockade allowed the demonstration of continuous spin rotations and the
    extraction of a lower bound for the spin dephasing time. Despite the strong spin
    orbit coupling in Ge, the obtained value for the dephasing time is comparable
    to what has been recently reported for holes in Si. All in all, the presented
    results point out the high potential of Ge hut wires as a platform for long-lived,
    fast and fully electrically tunable hole spin quantum bits.
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- ISTA Thesis
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- first_name: Hannes
  full_name: Watzinger, Hannes
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  last_name: Watzinger
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  ama: Watzinger H. Ge hut wires - from growth to hole spin resonance. 2018. doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:th_1033">10.15479/AT:ISTA:th_1033</a>
  apa: Watzinger, H. (2018). <i>Ge hut wires - from growth to hole spin resonance</i>.
    Institute of Science and Technology Austria. <a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:th_1033">https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:th_1033</a>
  chicago: Watzinger, Hannes. “Ge Hut Wires - from Growth to Hole Spin Resonance.”
    Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2018. <a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:th_1033">https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:th_1033</a>.
  ieee: H. Watzinger, “Ge hut wires - from growth to hole spin resonance,” Institute
    of Science and Technology Austria, 2018.
  ista: Watzinger H. 2018. Ge hut wires - from growth to hole spin resonance. Institute
    of Science and Technology Austria.
  mla: Watzinger, Hannes. <i>Ge Hut Wires - from Growth to Hole Spin Resonance</i>.
    Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2018, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:th_1033">10.15479/AT:ISTA:th_1033</a>.
  short: H. Watzinger, Ge Hut Wires - from Growth to Hole Spin Resonance, Institute
    of Science and Technology Austria, 2018.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:44:21Z
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