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Understanding the tantalizing benefits of tantalum for improved quantum processors: Scientists decode the chemical profile of tantalum surface oxides to understand loss and improve qubit performance

Researchers working to improve the performance of superconducting qubits, the foundation of quantum computers, have been experimenting using different base materials in an effort to increase the coherent lifetimes of qubits. The coherence time is a measure of how long a qubit retains quantum information, and thus a primary measure of performance. Recently, scientists discovered that using tantalum in superconducting qubits makes them perform better, but no one has been able to determine why until now. ....

Mingzhao Liu , Andrew Walter , Us Department Of Energy , Office Of Science User Facilities , Brookhaven National Laboratory , National Synchrotron Light Source , Princeton University , Functional Nanomaterials , Co Design Center , Quantum Advantage , Advanced Science , Science User Facilities , Nathalie De Leon , Spectroscopy Soft , Tender Beamlines ,