Center for Quantum Devices (QDev)

The center was opened in 2012 with funding by a center-of-excellence grant from the Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF).

The research at QDev

  • The research in the center evolves around quantum phenomena and electronic properties of nanostructures made of hybrid materials such as semiconductors, superconductors, and ferromagnetic insulators.
  • A large part of the effort is devoted to investigation of development of solid-state qubits as candidates for the fundamental unit in future quantum computers.
  • We work for example on design of spin qubit, superconducting qubits, and topological qubits.

The management and staff

Professor Charles Marcus is the Director of QDev, collaborating with faculty members Jesper Nygård, Jens Paaske, Karsten Flensberg, Brian Møller Andersen, Saulius Vaitiekėnas. Morten Kjaergaard, Ferdinand Kuemmeth, Martin Leijnse, and Anasua Chatterjee. 

  • QDev is a part of the Condensed Matter Physics group at the Niels Bohr Institute (NBI), Faculty of Science, at the University of Copenhagen.
  • QDev faculty contributes significantly to physics teaching, and supervises bachelor’s and master’s projects.
  • Most center members are faculty members in the condensed matter physics division of NBI and we participate in the teaching and supervision at all levels.

We, however, also have QDev members who are faculty at Lund University and the Technical University of Denmark. For some period of time (2018-2021), QDev hosted Microsoft Quantum Lab and we joined forces with them on research on engineered topological superconductors and their potential application in topological quantum computing.

Public Outreach

Participating actively in public discourse and education is a priority at QDev. Research staff actively communicate their results, the relevance and importance of science and physics in particular, and they have been recognized for their contributions with numerous awards.

Press and public requests for interviews or talks, contact Lena Jacobsen, (lena.jacobsen@nbi.ku.dk) Program Coordinator.

The funding

The center was initiated thanks to the grant from DNRF (2012-2023) but has now funding from many sources, including The Villum Foundation, The Independent Research Fund Denmark, Novo Nordisk Foundations, ERC, The European commission, Carlsberg Foundation, and others.

The Center for Quantum Devices is thus extremely strong and continues to be a leader in its research field. More about funding of the center.