Descripción de la oferta
PhD Position in the Quantum Nanoelectronics and Nanomechanics Research Group
Our PhD-program brings together top-level training and teaching for young scientists, benefiting from the extensive course offerings of local universities and focused instruction by ICFO professors, in a stimulating, international and interdisciplinary environment. PhD-students have the opportunity to take advantage of our network of excellence, consisting in partners of national and international research institutes and universities, as well as industrial partners in the field.
The successful candidate will be joining the Quantum NanoElectronics and NanoMechanics group led by Prof. Dr. Adrian Bachtold. The group investigate emergent quantum phenomena in hybrid electrical and mechanical systems engineered from low‑dimensional condensed matter platforms, including graphene and carbon nanotubes.
This fellowship is associated with the research project Generación de Conocimiento 2024, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
The successful PhD candidate will develop charge qubits with enhanced coherence in a pristine nanotube. The charge qubit will be coupled to the mechanical oscillations of the nanotube, and the hybrid system will be readout with a superconducting resonator. The student will gain expertise in cryogenics and low‑noise radio‑frequency measurements in a 10 mK dilution cryostat — applying experimental techniques similar to those used for superconducting qubits in quantum computing efforts at IBM and Google. One important goal is to demonstrate the charge double‑quantum dot qubit with the longest quantum coherence. The charge qubit will be used for quantum control of phonon states, including the realization of a mechanical qubit and the demonstration of new quantum sensing protocols.
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