Quantum materials
Increasing the understanding and controlling of quantum systems in the course of the last decade has yielded a rapid development of quantum technology, which aims at exploiting quantum phenomena as a resource to develop novel groundbreaking computing, communications, or sensing platforms.
Understanding how quantum phenomena arise in many body quantum systems and how to manipulate them is at the heart of the emerging field of quantum materials. To this aim, we develop novel experimental and conceptual tools to investigate the structure and dynamics of electronic or magnetic degrees of freedom in topologically non-trivial materials and/or in presence of strong electronic correlations.
We further conceive and realize devices based on quantum materials as well as on molecular systems that can be used to generate, store or transfer quantum states and will serve as building blocks for future quantum technology.
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Institute of Theoretical Solid State Physics (TFP) |
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| Gornyi, Igor | Institute for Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics (TKM) & Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT) |
| Hassinger, Elena | Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT) |
| Huber-Loyola, Tobias | Institute of Photonics and Quantum Electronics (IPQ) |
| Hunger, David | Institute of Physics (PHI) & Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT) |
| Kempf, Sebastian | Institute of Micro- and Nanoelectronic Systems (IMS) |
| Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT) & Technische Universität Darmstadt | |
| Le Tacon, Matthieu | Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT) |
| Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT) & Institute for Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics (TKM) | |
| Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT) & Institute for Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics (TKM) | |
| Müller, Tina | Institute of Applied Physics (APH) & Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT) |
| Institute of Physics (PHI) & Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT) | |
| Institute of Nanotechnology (INT) & Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT) | |
| Institute for Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics (TKM) & Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT) | |
| Institute for Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics (TKM) & Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT) | |
| Institute of Physics (PHI) & Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT) | |
| Institute of Physics (PHI) & Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT) | |
| Willke, Philip | Institute of Physics (PHI) |
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Institute of Physics (PHI) & Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT) |
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Superspin | develops quantum transducers that connect superconducting qubits with spin-based quantum memories. |
Prof. Dr. David Hunger |
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TruePA | develops superconducting travelling-wave parametric amplifiers for low-noise quantum readout. |
Prof. Dr. Anja Metelmann |
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SFB 1573 4f for Future | studies molecular and nanoscaled rare-earth compounds, including their potential for quantum information. |
Prof. Dr. Peter Roesky |
| TRR 288 ELASTO-Q-MAT | investigates how elastic deformation can control electronic quantum phases and quantum-material properties. | Prof. Roser Valentí | |
| QSolid | develops superconducting quantum-computing hardware, connecting materials, fabrication, control, and system integration. | Prof. Dr Frank Wilhelm-Mauch | |
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Quantenrepeater.Net QR.N | develops quantum-repeater components and nodes; KIT contributes diamond-based spin–photon interfaces. | Prof. Dr. Christoph Becher |
| GeQCoS | investigated novel qubit materials, readout methods, and coupling concepts for superconducting quantum processors. | Prof. Dr. Stefan Filipp |

