Quantum Devices in Topologically Non-Trivial Electronic Systems

拓扑非平凡电子系统中的量子器件

• 批准号: RGPIN-2016-04243
• 负责人: Folk, Joshua
• 金额: $ 5.39万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=633586
• 关键词: Quantum; Devices; Topologically; Non; Trivial

The last ten years have seen an explosion in the potential for topology to affect our everyday lives through electronics. When many of us think of topology, we think of a Mobius strip demonstration in high school, or an esoteric branch of mathematics, but in fact several recent discoveries have connected these abstract concepts with applications that may change the way electronics and information processing works in the future. For example, so-called topological insulators may be developed that enable computer chips to run with markedly lower energy loss.

在过去的十年里，拓扑通过电子设备影响我们日常生活的可能性出现了爆炸性增长。当我们中的许多人想到拓扑学时，我们会想到高中的莫比乌斯带状演示，或者是一个深奥的数学分支，但实际上，最近的几项发现将这些抽象概念与可能改变未来电子和信息处理工作方式的应用程序联系在一起。例如，可以开发所谓的拓扑绝缘体，使计算机芯片能够以显著较低的能量损耗运行。