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du Fossé, I. (author)Due to their size-dependent properties, high photoluminescence quantum yield and relatively cheap solution-based processing, colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are of great interest for application in optoelectronic devices. However, the efficiency of these devices is often limited by the presence of trap states: localized electronic states that lead...doctoral thesis 2023
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Chang, J. (author), Gao, Jun (author), Esmaeil Zadeh, I.Z. (author), Elshaari, Ali W. (author), Zwiller, Val (author)At the core of quantum photonic information processing and sensing, two major building pillars are single-photon emitters and single-photon detectors. In this review, we systematically summarize the working theory, material platform, fabrication process, and game-changing applications enabled by state-of-the-art quantum dots in nanowire...review 2023
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Paquelet Wuetz, B. (author)Spin qubits in silicon have emerged as a promising candidate for a scalable quantum computer due to their small footprint, long coherence times, and their compatibility with advanced semiconductor manufacturing. However, all known spin qubit material hosts come with specific challenges, that limit the performance of quantum information...doctoral thesis 2022
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Hsu, C. (author)This dissertation presents the experimental work on singlemolecule charge transport, particularly on the aspects of spin and orbital conformational effects in singlemolecule junctions. In this dissertation, we employ and develop various singlemolecule techniques, the mechanically controlled break junction (MCBJ), thermoelectric electromigrated...doctoral thesis 2022
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Lawrie, W.I.L. (author)Quantum computers based on semiconductor quantum dots are proving promising contenders for large scale quantum information processing. In particular, group IV based semiconductor hosts containing an abundance of nuclear spin-zero isotopes have made considerable headway into fulfilling the requirements of a universal quantum computer. Silicon (Si...doctoral thesis 2022
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Xue, X. (author)Benchmarking the performance of a quantum computer is of key importance in identifying and reducing the error sources, and therefore in achieving fault-tolerant quantum computation. In the last decade, qubits made of electron spins in silicon emerged as promising candidates for practical quantum computers. To understand their physical properties...doctoral thesis 2022
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Guo, Yuanyuan (author), Wang, Quan (author), LI, H. (author), Gao, Yixun (author), Xu, Xuezhu (author), Tang, Biao (author), Yang, B. (author), Lee, Yi Kuen (author), French, P.J. (author)Fluorescent patterns with multiple functions enable high-security anti-counterfeiting labels. Complex material synthesis and patterning processes limit the application of multifunctional fluorescent patterns, so the technology of in situ fluorescent patterning with tunable multimodal capabilities is becoming more necessary. In this work, an...journal article 2022
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Vogel, Y.B. (author), Stam, M. (author), Mulder, J.T. (author), Houtepen, A.J. (author)We present a strategy to actively engineer long-range charge transport in colloidal quantum dot assemblies by using ligand functionalities that introduce electronic states and provide a path for carrier transfer. This is a shift away from the use of inactive spacers to modulate charge transport through the lowering of the tunneling barrier...journal article 2022
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van Diepen, C.J. (author)More is more applies in particular to systems with interacting parts. These interactions enable the emergence of collective behaviour. Examples can be found among the behaviour of animals, such as the V-shaped formation of migrating geese and the flight of a flock of starlings. More examples are found among the electromagnetic properties of...doctoral thesis 2021
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XU, Y. (author)With continuous breakthroughs in quantum science and technology in recent years, the development of quantum computers is moving from pure scientific research to engineering realization. Meanwhile, the underlying physical structures also develop from the initial single qubit to multiple qubits or medium-scale qubit registers. Since qubits are...doctoral thesis 2021
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van der Ploeg, Jorne (author)The offshore wind industry in Europe has experienced significant growth in the past decade, with wind farm development mostly focusing on the shallow area's in the North Sea. Naturally, the market is driven to reduce the Levelised Cost of Electricity (LCoE) to become more competitive with fossil fuels and less dependent on government subsidies....master thesis 2021
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Eenink, H.G.J. (author)The understanding of quantum mechanics enabled the development of technology such as transistors and has been the foundation of today’s information age. Actively using quantum mechanics to build quantum technology may cause a second revolution in handling information. However, to execute meaningful algorithms, largescale quantum computers have...doctoral thesis 2021
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Liu, Dingshan (author)Spin qubit in semiconductor quantum dot arrays offers a promising platform for future scalable quantum computing with its small size and compatibility with modern semiconductor industry. To scale up the quantum dot arrays, one of the major challenges is the wiring bottleneck, as a high density of control lines might need to be integrated into a...master thesis 2021
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Liu, Yuan (author)Since the introduction of the first offshore wind farm in 1991, the demand for offshore renewable wind energy has experienced exponential growth all around the world. To supply this demand, the power rating and corresponding dimensions of offshore wind turbines have grown significantly. Due to the ever-shrinking availability of easily accessible...master thesis 2021
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Hendrickx, N.W. (author)Spin quantum bits (qubits) defined in semiconductor quantum dots have emerged as a promising platform for quantum information processing. Various semiconductor materials have been studied as a host for the spin qubit. Over the last decade, research focussed on the group‐IV semiconductor silicon, owing to its compatibility with semiconductor...doctoral thesis 2021
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Zheng, G. (author)This dissertation describes a set of experiments with the goal of creating a super-conductor-semiconductor hybrid circuit quantum electrodynamics architecture with single electron spins. Single spins in silicon quantum dots have emerged as attractive qubits for quantum computation. However, how to scale up spin qubit systems remains an open...doctoral thesis 2021
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Petit, L. (author)In the last decade silicon has emerged as a potential material platform for quantum information. The main attraction comes from the fact that silicon technologies have been developed extensively in the last semiconductor revolution, and this gives hope that quantum dots can be fabricated one day with the same ease transistors are made today....doctoral thesis 2021
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He, Cyuan Lun (author), Liang, Fang Cheng (author), Veeramuthu, Loganathan (author), Cho, Chia Jung (author), Benas, Jean Sebastien (author), Tzeng, Yung Ru (author), Tseng, Yen Lin (author), Chen, Wei Cheng (author), Rwei, A.Y. (author), Kuo, Chi Ching (author)Self-healing soft electronic material composition is crucial to sustain the device long-term durability. The fabrication of self-healing soft electronics exposed to high moisture environment is a significant challenge that has yet to be fully achieved. This paper presents the novel concept of a water-assisted room-temperature autonomous self...journal article 2021
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Rossi, Alessandro (author), Hendrickx, N.W. (author), Sammak, A. (author), Veldhorst, M. (author), Scappucci, G. (author), Kataoka, Masaya (author)Single-charge pumps are the main candidates for quantum-based standards of the unit ampere because they can generate accurate and quantized electric currents. In order to approach the metrological requirements in terms of both accuracy and speed of operation, in the past decade there has been a focus on semiconductor-based devices. The use of...journal article 2021
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Lodari, M. (author), Hendrickx, N.W. (author), Lawrie, W.I.L. (author), Hsiao, T. (author), Vandersypen, L.M.K. (author), Sammak, A. (author), Veldhorst, M. (author), Scappucci, G. (author)We engineer planar Ge/SiGe heterostructures for low disorder and quiet hole quantum dot operation by positioning the strained Ge channel 55 nm below the semiconductor/dielectric interface. In heterostructure field effect transistors, we measure a percolation density for two-dimensional hole transport of 2.1 × 10 10 cm−2 , indicative of a very...journal article 2021