journal article·2026-04Open access

Nuclear Spin‐Free 70 Ge/ 28 Si 70 Ge Quantum Well Heterostructures Grown on Industrial SiGe‐Buffered Wafers

Patrick Daoust, Nicolas Rotaru, Debojyoti Biswas, Sebastian Koelling, Eloise Rahier, Alexis Dubé‐Valade, Patrick Del Vecchio, Marcus S. Edwards, Mukhlasur Tanvir, Ebrahim Sajadi, Joe Salfi, Oussama Moutanabbir

Advanced Science· Volume 13· Issue 21

Abstract

ABSTRACT The coherence of hole spin qubits in germanium planar heterostructures is limited by the hyperfine coupling to the nuclear spin bath due to and isotopes. Thus, removing these nuclear spin‐full isotopes is essential to extend the hyperfine‐limited coherence times needed to implement robust quantum processors. This work demonstrates the epitaxial growth of device‐grade nuclear spin‐free / heterostructures on industrial SiGe buffers while minimizing the amounts of highly purified and used. The obtained / heterostructures exhibit a dislocation density of and an isotopic purity exceeding , with carbon and oxygen impurities below the detection sensitivity, as revealed by atom probe tomography. Magneto‐transport measurements on gated Hall bars demonstrate effective gate control of hole density in nuclear spin‐free quantum wells. Negative threshold gate voltages confirm the absence of intentional doping in the wells, while Hall and Shubnikov–de Haas analyses yield consistent carrier densities () and high mobilities (). Mobility trends reveal interface‐trap‐limited scattering and percolation concentration below . These analyses, along with atomic‐level studies, confirm the high quality of epitaxial / heterostructures and their relevance as a platform for long‐coherence spin qubits.
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OpenAlex topics: Quantum and electron transport phenomena · Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices · Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design

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Affiliations

Lassonde DeepTech Institute, Department of Engineering Physics École Polytechnique de Montréal Montréal Québec Canada

Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute University of British Columbia Vancouver BC Canada

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of British Columbia Vancouver BC Canada

Department of Physics and Astronomy University of British Columbia Vancouver BC Canada

Funding

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada · Canada Foundation for Innovation · Canada First Research Excellence Fund

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