RLE :: Quantum Nanostructures and Nanofabrication Group

Quantum Nanostructures and Nanofabrication Group | Prof. Karl K. Berggren

Student unloads a wafer from electron-beam-lithography tool

Student inspects a sample in an optical microscope

Student works on a custom circuit board for an evolvable hardware project

Students take atomic-force-micrograph of a photodetector in MIT's nanostructures laboratory

The next frontier of electronic and photonic devices lies in nanoscience and nanotechnology research. At the nanoscale, quantum effects start to appear. Our research is focused on nanofabrication of nanometer-length-scale devices that exploit quantum-mechanics and then on application of these devices to the real world to make, for example, superconducting nanowire NbN single-photon counters and detectors, and quantum computing qubit devices. Because superconductors provide an ideal medium for studying and exploiting the capabilities of quantum mechanics in the solid state, we focus on these materials.

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Nanolithography
At most research institutions nanolithography is currently accomplished using electron-beam lithography..

Single-Photon Detectors
This effort focuses on developing superconductive nanowire single-photon detectors...

Deep-Immersion Lithography
Currently optical lithography used to pattern microchips in the semiconductor electronics industry is running up against...

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