Abstract
Unlocking the full potential of nanocrystals in electronic devices requires scalable and deterministic manufacturing techniques. A platform offering compelling paths to scalable production is microtomy, the technique of cutting thin lamellas with large areas containing embedded nanostructures. So far, this platform has not been used for the fabrication of electronic quantum devices. Here, microtomy is combined with vapor–liquid–solid growth of III/V nanowires to create a scalable platform that can deterministically transfer large arrays of single and fused nanocrystals—offering single unit control and free choice of the target substrate. Electronic devices are fabricated on cross-sectioned InAs nanowires with good yield, and their ability to exhibit quantum phenomena such as conductance quantization, single-electron charging, and wave interference are demonstrated. Finally, it is devised how the platform can host rationally designed semiconductor/superconductor networks relevant to emerging quantum technologies.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 2112941 |
Journal | Advanced Functional Materials |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 28 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISSN | 1616-301X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Apr 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was funded by the Danish National Research Foundation (J.E.S., K.G.‐R., and J.N.), European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement FETOpen grant no. 828948 (AndQC) (T.K. and J.N.) and QuantERA project no. 127900 (SuperTOP) (K.G.‐R. and J.N.), Villum Foundation project no. 25310 (K.G.‐R.), Innovation Fund Denmark's Quantum Innovation Center Qubiz (J.N.), University of Copenhagen (T.K.), the Novo Nordisk Foundation project SolidQ (J.N.), and the Carlsberg Foundation (J.N.). The authors gracefully thank Mikelis Marnauza, Dags Olsteins, Claus B. Sørensen, Karolis Parfenuikas, and Martin Bjergfelt for helpful discussions and technical assistance.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors. Advanced Functional Materials published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.
Keywords
- nanocrystals
- nanowires
- quantum electronics
- scalable
- ultramicrotome