Browsing Science (Faculty of) by Supervisor "Baugh, Jonathan"
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Carbon nanotube electromechanical systems: Non-linear dynamics and self-oscillation
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-13)This thesis is motivated by the many sensing applications of carbon nanotube (CNT) nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS), both previous state-of-the-art demonstrations and proposed new uses. This research is particularly ... -
Characterization of gate oxides and microwave resonators for silicon spin qubit devices
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-21)Silicon quantum dots present themselves as a promising implementation for quantum information processing due to the fact that they possess a small chip foot-print, yield high coherence times and are able to leverage the ... -
Electron transport in semiconducting nanowires and quantum dots
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-10)Single electrons confined in electrostatic quantum dots are a promising platform for realizing spin based quantum information processing. In this scheme, the spin of each electron is encoded as a qubit, and can be manipulated ... -
Electronic Transport Properties in Single-layer CVD graphene
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-23)Graphene is a two-dimensional material of carbon atoms possessing a metallic nature and the low-energy quasiparticles behave as massless Dirac fermions. The unique electronic properties of graphene inspire many researches ... -
Heterostructure development and quantum control for semiconductor qubits
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-04)States of confined electrons in semiconductors are promising candidates for quantum bits with high controllability, scalability, and coherence. Particularly, spin quantum dots offer direct integration with the modern MOS ... -
Molecular Nanomagnets for Novel Spintronics Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-08)Molecular nanomagnets possess interesting quantum properties that make them potential candidates for qubits in quantum information processing. Heterometallic antiferromagnetic wheels specifically have been shown to have a ... -
Quantum dot devices in silicon and dopant-free GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-29)Single spin quantum dot qubits in silicon are a promising candidate for a scalable quantum processor due to their long coherence times, compact size, and ease of integration into existing fabrication technologies. Realizing ... -
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Electrically Driven Phase Transitions in a Charge Density Wave Material
(University of Waterloo, 2022-03-25)The 1T polytype of the van der Waals material TaS2, has been studied extensively as a strongly correlated system. Exhibiting several different charge density wave (CDW) states, the phase diagram of 1T-TaS2 has been explored ... -
Study of Surface Quantum Wells in InSb/AlInSb Heterostructures
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-24)The strong spin orbit coupling and large Lande g-factor of InSb compared to the other III-V semiconductors makes InSb an ideal choice for potential use in topological quantum computing with Majorana fermions. Furthermore, ... -
Superconducting Proximity Effect in Nanowire Josephson Junctions
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-13)Semiconducting nanowires contacted with superconductors are an interesting class of hybrid mesoscopic devices, in which charge transport is quantum mechanical due to the confinement potential of the nanowire, as well as ...