Magnesium protects tantalum, a promising material for making qubits
Date | 5th, Feb 2024 |
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Source | Phys.org - Scientific News Websites |
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered that adding a layer of magnesium improves the properties of tantalum, a superconducting material that shows great promise for building qubits, the basis of quantum computers.