Improved Coherence in Optically-Defined Niobium Trilayer Junction Qubits

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2306.05883v2
• Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:16:19 GMT
• Title: Improved Coherence in Optically-Defined Niobium Trilayer Junction Qubits
• Authors: Alexander Anferov, Kan-Heng Lee, Fang Zhao, Jonathan Simon, David I. Schuster
• Abstract summary: Niobium offers the benefit of increased operating temperatures and frequencies for superconducting devices. We revisit niobium trilayer junctions and fabricate all-niobium transmons using only optical lithography. We characterize devices in the microwave domain, measuring coherence times up to $62mu$s and an average qubit quality factor above $105$.
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• Abstract: Niobium offers the benefit of increased operating temperatures and frequencies for Josephson junctions, which are the core component of superconducting devices. However existing niobium processes are limited by more complicated fabrication methods and higher losses than now-standard aluminum junctions. Combining recent trilayer fabrication advancements, methods to remove lossy dielectrics and modern superconducting qubit design, we revisit niobium trilayer junctions and fabricate all-niobium transmons using only optical lithography. We characterize devices in the microwave domain, measuring coherence times up to $62~\mu$s and an average qubit quality factor above $10^5$: much closer to state-of-the-art aluminum-junction devices. We find the higher superconducting gap energy also results in reduced quasiparticle sensitivity above $0.16~$K, where aluminum junction performance deteriorates. Our junction process is readily applied to standard optical-based foundry processes, opening new avenues for direct integration and scalability, and paves the way for higher-temperature and higher-frequency quantum devices.

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