Benjamin J Lawrie

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

(Host: Jesse Berezovsky)

 

Abstract: I will highlight three complementary efforts focused on spin and superconducting quantum sensors. In particular, I will explore opportunities for quantum noise spectroscopies of quantum materials with optically accessible spin defects. I will further highlight opportunities for electron-beam manipulation and measurement of excitons and single spins at the nanoscale. Finally, I will describe the manipulation of the kinetic inductance of superconducting nanowire single photon detectors through local helium ion patterning and early efforts focused on understanding the correlation between nanoscale disorder and device function enabled by scanning tunneling microscopy of patterned superconducting devices.