AI-generated image depicting the advantage of the the carbon- and nitrogen-stable, telecom-ready CN center defect in silicon (right) over the "hydrogen fragile" T Center.
Researchers in Chris Van de Walle’s group discover a more durable defect for quantum applications.
From left: Divy Agrawal, Diba Mirza, Tevfik Bultan. Photograph by James Badham
The program will prepare UCSB graduates to compete and contribute in this broad and rapidly growing field.
New materials assistant professor Erez Berg.
The Mehrabian Endowed Presidential Chair studies materials that he describes as “rare in the wild.”
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Nobel Laureate's Radical Vision: Building the World's Mightiest Quantum Computer
