The frontier of information processing lies in nanoscience and nanotechnology research. At the nanoscale, materials, and structures can be engineered to exhibit interesting new properties, some based on quantum mechanical effects. Our research focuses on developing nanofabrication technology at the few-nanometer length scale. We use these technologies to push the envelope of what is possible with photonic and electrical devices, focusing in particular on superconductive and free-electron devices. Our research combines electrical engineering, physics, and materials science and helps extend the limits of nanoscale engineering.
The nanocryotron: A superconducting-nanowire three-terminal electrothermal device
Recent QNN News
New Grant “Nanostructured optical-field samplers for visible to near-infrared time-domain spectroscopy”
QNN awarded new SENSE.nano seed grant for the development of nanostructured optical-field samplers for visible to near-infrared time-domain spectroscopy. More information on this project and the other SENSE.nano awards may be found here.
New Publication “Single-Photon Single-Flux Coupled Detectors”
In this work, we present a novel device that is a combination of a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector and a superconducting multilevel memory. We show that these devices can be used to count the number of detections through single-photon to single-flux...
New Publication “A general theoretical and experimental framework for nanoscale electromagnetism”
The macroscopic electromagnetic boundary conditions, which have been established for over a century, are essential for the understanding of photonics at macroscopic length scales. Even state-of-the-art nanoplasmonic studies, exemplars of extremely interface-localized...
Andrew Dane awarded Best Poster at the 706th W.E. Heraeus Seminar
Congratulations to Andrew Dane, who won the best poster award at the 706th W.E. Heraeus Seminar, titled Superconducting Kinetic Inductances for his work on high-Q superconducting niobium resonators incorporating nanoscale quasiparticle traps. Details regarding his...
New Publication “Focused-helium-ion-beam blow forming of nanostructures: radiation damage and nanofabrication”
Targeted irradiation of nanostructures by a finely focused ion beam provides routes to improved control of material modification and understanding of the physics of interactions between ion beams and nanomaterials. Here, we studied radiation damage in crystalline...