Electrical control of uniformity in quantum dot devices

Marcel Meyer, Corentin Déprez, Timo R. van Abswoude, Dingshan Liu, Chien-An Wang, Saurabh Karwal, Stefan Oosterhout, Franscesco Borsoi, Amir Sammak, Nico W. Hendrickx, Giordano Scappucci, Menno Veldhorst

Published 2022-11-24Version 1

Highly uniform quantum systems are essential for the practical implementation of scalable quantum processors. While quantum dot spin qubits based on semiconductor technology are a promising platform for large-scale quantum computing, their small size makes them particularly sensitive to their local environment. Here, we present a method to electrically obtain a high degree of uniformity in the intrinsic potential landscape using hysteretic shifts of the gate voltage characteristics. We demonstrate the tuning of pinch-off voltages in quantum dot devices over hundreds of millivolts that then remain stable at least for hours. Applying our method, we homogenize the pinch-off voltages of the plunger gates in a linear array for four quantum dots reducing the spread in pinch-off voltage by one order of magnitude. This work provides a new tool for the tuning of quantum dot devices and offers new perspectives for the implementation of scalable spin qubit arrays.