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Carbon film with crazy electron spin life could boost quantum devices production
Australia-based semiconductor company Archer Materials has developed an advanced carbon film that can boost the production of quantum materials. The electron spin of these films lasts for 400 nanoseconds — far longer than the lifetimes previously observed in carbon nano-onions (CNOs).
The researchers from Archer Materials suggest that their newly developed carbon films can make CNO production scalable. Plus, it can be used alongside CNOs to speed up quantum material manufacturing. The researchers developed a proprietary chemical vapor deposition process, which enabled them to deposit the carbon film on substrates such as silicon without any difficulties.