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
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Fall 2024 QNN Newsletter
Group photo from ACS 2024 from San Diego with musician Post Malone. From left to right: Francesca Incalza, Alejandro Simon, Emma Batson, and Matteo Castellani (rightmost two are not group members)Dear QNN Group Members, Alums and Affiliates, The summer and early fall...
New Publication: Lightwave Electronic Harmonic Frequency Mixing
New publication: Matthew Yeung, Lu-Ting Chou, Marco Turchetti, Felix Ritzkowsky, Karl K. Berggren, and Philip D. Keathley, “Lightwave Electronic Harmonic Frequency Mixing,” Science Advances, 10, 33, (2024) Image credit to Sampson Wilcox. Abstract Electronic frequency...
New Publication Featured: Nanocryotron ripple counter integrated with a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector for megapixel arrays
New publication: Matteo Castellani, Owen Medeiros, Reed Foster, Alessandro Buzzi, Marco Colangelo, Joshua C. Bienfang, Alessandro Restelli, and Karl K. Berggren. "Nanocryotron ripple counter integrated with a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector for...
New Publication: Effects of Helium Ion Exposure on the Single-Photon Sensitivity of MgB₂ and NbN Detectors
New publication: Emma Batson, Francesca Incalza, Matteo Castellani, Marco Colangelo, Ilya Charaev, Andreas Schilling, Sergey Cherednichenko, and Karl K. Berggren. "Effects of Helium Ion Exposure on the Single-Photon Sensitivity of MgB₂ and NbN Detectors," IEEE...
New Publication: Single-photon detection using large-scale high-temperature MgB2 sensors at 20 K
Full article citation: I. Charaev et al., “Single-photon detection using large-scale high-temperature MgB2 sensors at 20 K,” Nat Commun, vol. 15, no. 1, p. 3973, May 2024. The article is Open Access and can be viewed here.Abstract Ultra-fast single-photon detectors...