Utility of NISQ devices: optimizing experimental parameters for the fabrication of Au atomic junction using gate-based quantum computers

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Main Authors: Kanezashi, Takumi, Tsukayama, Daisuke, Shirakashi, Jun-ichi, Shibuya, Tetsuo, Imai, Hiroshi
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Published: 2026
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author Kanezashi, Takumi
Tsukayama, Daisuke
Shirakashi, Jun-ichi
Shibuya, Tetsuo
Imai, Hiroshi
author_facet Kanezashi, Takumi
Tsukayama, Daisuke
Shirakashi, Jun-ichi
Shibuya, Tetsuo
Imai, Hiroshi
contents Feedback-controlled electromigration (FCE) enables precise regulation of atomic migration by carefully optimizing multiple experimental parameters. However, manually fine-tuning these parameters poses significant challenges. This study investigated the feasibility of autonomously fabricating Au atomic junctions through gate-based quantum computing using a noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) device, which effectively approximates solutions to combinatorial optimization problems. We compared the computational accuracy of the NISQ device against a previously reported D-Wave quantum annealer. The results indicate that the NISQ device achieved lower residual energies and produced higher-quality approximate solutions for large-scale problems than the quantum annealing system.
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spellingShingle Utility of NISQ devices: optimizing experimental parameters for the fabrication of Au atomic junction using gate-based quantum computers
Kanezashi, Takumi
Tsukayama, Daisuke
Shirakashi, Jun-ichi
Shibuya, Tetsuo
Imai, Hiroshi
Quantum Physics
Feedback-controlled electromigration (FCE) enables precise regulation of atomic migration by carefully optimizing multiple experimental parameters. However, manually fine-tuning these parameters poses significant challenges. This study investigated the feasibility of autonomously fabricating Au atomic junctions through gate-based quantum computing using a noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) device, which effectively approximates solutions to combinatorial optimization problems. We compared the computational accuracy of the NISQ device against a previously reported D-Wave quantum annealer. The results indicate that the NISQ device achieved lower residual energies and produced higher-quality approximate solutions for large-scale problems than the quantum annealing system.
title Utility of NISQ devices: optimizing experimental parameters for the fabrication of Au atomic junction using gate-based quantum computers
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.12549