Scaffold-Assisted Window Junctions for Superconducting Qubit Fabrication
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| author | Ke, Chung-Ting Tsai, Jun-Yi Chen, Yen-Chun Xu, Zhen-Wei Blackwell, Elam Snyder, Matthew A. Weeden, Spencer Chen, Peng-Sheng Lai, Chih-Ming Sheu, Shyh-Shyuan Yang, Zihao Wu, Cen-Shawn Ho, Alan McDermott, R. Martinis, John Chen, Chii-Dong |
| author_facet | Ke, Chung-Ting Tsai, Jun-Yi Chen, Yen-Chun Xu, Zhen-Wei Blackwell, Elam Snyder, Matthew A. Weeden, Spencer Chen, Peng-Sheng Lai, Chih-Ming Sheu, Shyh-Shyuan Yang, Zihao Wu, Cen-Shawn Ho, Alan McDermott, R. Martinis, John Chen, Chii-Dong |
| contents | The superconducting qubit is one of the promising directions in realizing fault-tolerant quantum computing (FTQC), which requires many high-quality qubits. To achieve this, it is desirable to leverage modern semiconductor industry technology to ensure quality, uniformity, and reproducibility. However, conventional Josephson junction fabrication relies mainly on resist-assistant double-angle evaporation, posing integration challenges. Here, we demonstrate a lift-off-free qubit fabrication that integrates seamlessly with existing industrial technologies. This method employs a silicon oxide (SiO$_2$) scaffold to define an etched window with a well-controlled size to form a Josephson junction. The SiO$_2$, which has a large dielectric loss, is etched away in the final step using vapor HF leaving little residue. This Window junction (WJ) process mitigates the degradation of qubit quality during fabrication and allows clean removal of the scaffold. The WJ process is validated by inspection and Josephson junction measurement. The scaffold removal process is verified by measuring the quality factor of the resonators. Furthermore, compared to scaffolds fabricated by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), qubits made by WJ through physical vapor deposition (PVD) achieve relaxation time up to $57\,μ\text{s}$. Our results pave the way for a lift-off-free qubit fabrication process, designed to be compatible with modern foundry tools and capable of minimizing damage to the substrate and material surfaces. |
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| spellingShingle | Scaffold-Assisted Window Junctions for Superconducting Qubit Fabrication Ke, Chung-Ting Tsai, Jun-Yi Chen, Yen-Chun Xu, Zhen-Wei Blackwell, Elam Snyder, Matthew A. Weeden, Spencer Chen, Peng-Sheng Lai, Chih-Ming Sheu, Shyh-Shyuan Yang, Zihao Wu, Cen-Shawn Ho, Alan McDermott, R. Martinis, John Chen, Chii-Dong Applied Physics Quantum Physics The superconducting qubit is one of the promising directions in realizing fault-tolerant quantum computing (FTQC), which requires many high-quality qubits. To achieve this, it is desirable to leverage modern semiconductor industry technology to ensure quality, uniformity, and reproducibility. However, conventional Josephson junction fabrication relies mainly on resist-assistant double-angle evaporation, posing integration challenges. Here, we demonstrate a lift-off-free qubit fabrication that integrates seamlessly with existing industrial technologies. This method employs a silicon oxide (SiO$_2$) scaffold to define an etched window with a well-controlled size to form a Josephson junction. The SiO$_2$, which has a large dielectric loss, is etched away in the final step using vapor HF leaving little residue. This Window junction (WJ) process mitigates the degradation of qubit quality during fabrication and allows clean removal of the scaffold. The WJ process is validated by inspection and Josephson junction measurement. The scaffold removal process is verified by measuring the quality factor of the resonators. Furthermore, compared to scaffolds fabricated by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), qubits made by WJ through physical vapor deposition (PVD) achieve relaxation time up to $57\,μ\text{s}$. Our results pave the way for a lift-off-free qubit fabrication process, designed to be compatible with modern foundry tools and capable of minimizing damage to the substrate and material surfaces. |
| title | Scaffold-Assisted Window Junctions for Superconducting Qubit Fabrication |
| topic | Applied Physics Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.11010 |