Quantum computing using floating electrons on cryogenic substrates: Potential and challenges

A Jennings, X Zhou, I Grytsenko… - Applied Physics Letters, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
In this review, we introduce a develo** qubit platform: floating-electron-based qubits.
Electrons floating in a vacuum above the surface of liquid helium or solid neon emerge as …

Quantum electronics on quantum liquids and solids

W Guo, D Konstantinov, D ** - Progress in Quantum Electronics, 2024 - Elsevier
Nonpolar atoms or molecules with low particle mass and weak inter-particle interactions can
form quantum liquids and solids (QLS) at low temperatures. Excess electrons naturally bind …

Single electrons on solid neon as a solid-state qubit platform

X Zhou, G Koolstra, X Zhang, G Yang, X Han, B Dizdar… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Progress towards the realization of quantum computers requires persistent advances in their
constituent building blocks—qubits. Novel qubit platforms that simultaneously embody long …

Blueprint for quantum computing using electrons on helium

E Kawakami, J Chen, M Benito, D Konstantinov - Physical Review Applied, 2023 - APS
We present a blueprint for building a fault-tolerant quantum computer using the spin states of
electrons on the surface of liquid helium. We propose to use ferromagnetic micropillars to …

High-impedance resonators for strong coupling to an electron on helium

G Koolstra, EO Glen, NR Beysengulov, H Byeon… - Physical Review …, 2025 - APS
The in-plane motion of an electron on helium can couple to superconducting microwave
resonators via electrical dipole coupling, offering a robust and rapid readout scheme. In …

Coulomb interaction-driven entanglement of electrons on helium

NR Beysengulov, ØS Schøyen, SD Bilek, JB Flaten… - PRX Quantum, 2024 - APS
The generation and evolution of entanglement in many-body systems is an active area of
research that spans multiple fields, from quantum information science to the simulation of …

Image-charge detection of the Rydberg transition of electrons on superfluid helium confined in a microchannel structure

S Zou, D Konstantinov - New Journal of Physics, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The image-charge detection provides a new direct method for the detection of the Rydberg
transition of electrons trapped on the surface of liquid helium. The interest in this method is …

Coupling an ensemble of electrons on superfluid helium to a superconducting circuit

G Yang, A Fragner, G Koolstra, L Ocola… - Physical Review X, 2016 - APS
The quantized lateral motional states and the spin states of electrons trapped on the surface
of superfluid helium have been proposed as basic building blocks of a scalable quantum …

Piezoacoustics for precision control of electrons floating on helium

H Byeon, K Nasyedkin, JR Lane… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Piezoelectric surface acoustic waves (SAWs) are powerful for investigating and controlling
elementary and collective excitations in condensed matter. In semiconductor two …

Single-electron qubits based on quantum ring states on solid neon surface

T Kanai, D **, W Guo - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Single electrons trapped on solid-neon surfaces have recently emerged as a promising
platform for charge qubits. Experimental results have revealed their exceptionally long …