Hole spin qubits in unstrained Germanium layers

TL;DR

This paper proposes using unstrained germanium layers to host hole spin qubits, reducing gyromagnetic anisotropy and enhancing qubit performance, thereby facilitating scalable quantum computing architectures.

Contribution

It introduces a novel approach of confining holes at unstrained Ge interfaces to mitigate anisotropy and improve qubit figures of merit.

Findings

Reduced gyromagnetic anisotropy in unstrained Ge structures

Enhanced Rabi frequencies and quality factors

Extended operational range for hole spin qubits

Abstract

Strained germanium heterostructures are one of the most promising material for hole spin qubits but suffer from the strong anisotropy of the gyromagnetic factors that hinders the optimization of the magnetic field orientation. The figures of merit (Rabi frequencies, lifetimes...) can indeed vary by an order of magnitude within a few degrees around the heterostructure plane. We propose to address this issue by confining the holes at the interface of an unstrained, bulk Ge substrate or thick buffer. We model such structures and show that the gyromagnetic anisotropy is indeed considerably reduced. In addition, the Rabi frequencies and quality factors can be significantly improved with respect to strained heterostructures. This extends the operational range of the qubits and shall ease the scale-up to many-qubit systems.