Materials for quantum technologies: A roadmap for spin and topology

N. Banerjee; C. Bell; C. Ciccarelli; T. Hesjedal; F. Johnson; Hidekazu Kurebayashi; T. A. Moore; Christoforos Moutafis; H. L. Stern; Ivan Vera Marun; J. Wade; C. Barton; M. R. Connolly; N. J. Curson; K. Fallon; A. J. Fisher; Dorian A. Gangloff; William Griggs; E Linfield; C. H. Marrows; A. Rossi; F. Schindler; J. Smith; Thomas Thomson; O. Kazakova

doi:10.1063/5.0294020

Materials for quantum technologies: A roadmap for spin and topology

N. Banerjee
, C. Bell
, C. Ciccarelli
, T. Hesjedal
, F. Johnson
, Hidekazu Kurebayashi
, T. A. Moore
, Christoforos Moutafis
, H. L. Stern
, Ivan Vera Marun
, J. Wade
, C. Barton
, M. R. Connolly
, N. J. Curson
, K. Fallon
, A. J. Fisher
, Dorian A. Gangloff
, William Griggs
, E Linfield
, C. H. Marrows

A. Rossi, F. Schindler, J. Smith, Thomas Thomson, O. Kazakova^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this perspective article, we explore some of the promising spin and topology material platforms (e.g., spins in semiconductors and superconductors, skyrmionic, topological, and two-dimensional materials) being developed for such quantum components as qubits, superconducting memories, sensing, and metrological standards, and discuss their figures of merit. Spin- and topology-related quantum phenomena have several advantages, including high coherence time, topological protection and stability, low error rate, relative ease of engineering and control, and simple initiation and readout. However, the relevant technologies are at different stages of research and development, and here, we discuss their state-of-the-art, potential applications, challenges, and solutions.

Original language	English
Journal	Applied Physics Reviews
Volume	12
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0294020
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2025

Keywords

quantum dots
semiconductors
superconductivity
superconductors
graphene
2D materials
spin-orbit interactions
Skyrmions
quantum computing
quantum information

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Banerjee, N., Bell, C., Ciccarelli, C., Hesjedal, T., Johnson, F., Kurebayashi, H., Moore, T. A., Moutafis, C., Stern, H. L., Marun, I. V., Wade, J., Barton, C., Connolly, M. R., Curson, N. J., Fallon, K., Fisher, A. J., Gangloff, D. A., Griggs, W., Linfield, E., ... Kazakova, O. (2025). Materials for quantum technologies: A roadmap for spin and topology. Applied Physics Reviews, 12(4). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0294020

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