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SUMMARY:Quantum Future for Silicon Nanoelectronics
DTSTART:20191202T101500
DTEND:20191202T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T142151Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Silvano De Franceschi\nCEA-INAC\nInstitute of Microenginee
 ring - Distinguished Lecture\n\nCampus Lausanne SV 1717 (live)\nCampus Mic
 rocity MC B0 302 (video)\nZoom Live Stream: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/9825575
 18\n\nAbstract: Silicon transistors are the building blocks of digital ele
 ctronics. Following decades of uninterrupted development\, they have becom
 e smaller and smaller\, meeting the demand for faster and faster operation
 al speed. Today’s smallest transistors have reached characteristic sizes
  close to 10 nm. Despite this extreme miniaturization\, the physics laws g
 overning their operation remain essentially classical. While this holds fo
 r usual operating conditions\, new scenarios open up at very low temperatu
 re (i.e. below a few degrees Kelvin) due to the emergence of quantum pheno
 mena.\nOn the one hand\, silicon transistors can still function as such an
 d even exhibit an enhanced switching performance. While the underlying phy
 sics and the role of quantum effects remain to be fully understood\, this 
 enables the possibility of realizing electronic circuits with reduced powe
 r consumption that can be integrated in a cryogenic setup. On the other ha
 nd\, below ~1 degree Kelvin silicon transistors can also be turned into de
 vices capable of encoding elementary bits of quantum information\, so-call
 ed qubits\, through the spin state of localized electronic charges. This p
 ossibility may enable the realization of scalable quantum processors capab
 le of outperforming classical processors on certain types of computational
  tasks.\nIn Grenoble\, the Quantum Silicon Group (https://www.quantumsilic
 on-grenoble.eu)\, is exploring these opportunities. Following a brief intr
 oduction to the field\, I will present our research progress as well as ou
 r vision for large-scale quantum processors based on silicon technology.\n
 \nBio: Dr. Silvano De Franceschi is an expert in quantum nanoelectronics 
 and experimental mesoscopic physics. He received his PhD in 1999 at the Sc
 uola Normale Superiore of Pisa and\, since 2007\, he owns a position of st
 aff scientist at the Institute for Nanoscience and Cryogenics. In 2005 he 
 was awarded the Nicholas Kurti European Prize for his achievements in the 
 field of quantum transport and\, in particular\, his works on the Kondo ef
 fect in quantum dots and on hybrid normal/superconductor nanostructures. H
 e obtained an ERC Consolidator Grant (2012-2017)\, as well as a Chaire d
 ’Excellence “Juniors” (2007-2011) and a Jeunes Chercheuses et Jeunes
  Chercheurs Grant (2008-2013) from the French Agency for Research. At pres
 ent\, his research activity is largely concentrating on the development of
  silicon-based devices for quantum information processing. He is co-leadin
 g the Grenoble Quantum Silicon Group (http://quantumsilicon-grenoble.eu)\,
  he has been coordinating the EU ICT project MOS-QUITO (MOS-based Quantum 
 Information TechnOlogy)\, and he is one of the three PIs in the ERC Synerg
 y project QuCube.\n\nNote: The Seminar Series is eligible for ECTS credits
  in the EDMI doctoral program
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