Research

We study quantum phenomena in different condensed matter and solid-state systems using a variety of experimental methods, such as electrical transport measurements, optical cavities, electron spin (ESR) and nuclear magnetic (NMR) resonances, and microfabrication techniques. Of particular interest are 2D electrons on liquid helium, coupled electron-nuclear systems in crystalline antiferromagnets, and color centers in diamond. We like discovering new interesting phenomena and thinking about their potential applications for quantum technologies. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To learn more about our research results, please check our Annual Reports and PDF slides of our recent presentations below.

Slides of some group presentations

Shan Zou, "Detection of the Rydberg states of electrons on superfluid helium confined in microchannel devices", OIST PhD defense presentation (July 12,  2022).

Detection of the Rydberg states of electrons on superfluid helium confined in microchannel devices

 

Denis Konstantinov, "Realization of spin qubits using electrons on superfluid helium, invited talk at the 4th Asian-Pacific Workshop on Trapped Quantum Systems (APTQS 2022) (April 21-23,  2022).

Realization of spin qubits using electrons on the surface of superfluid helium

 

Denis Konstantinov, "Nonlinear transport of Wigner crystal on liquid helium in microchannels, invited talk at the Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS Meeting) (Chicago, March 2022).

Nonlinear transport of Wigner crystal on liquid helium in microchannel devices

 

Denis Konstantinov, "Microwave excitation of Rydberg states of electrons on helium by rapid adiabatic passage ", invited talk at the International Workshop on Electrons and Ions on/in Liquid Helium EIH-2020 (Bangalore, India, January 2020).

Microwave excitation of Rydberg states of electrons on helium by rapid adiabatic passage

 

Denis Konstantinov, "Energy eigenstates of electrons on helium in tilted magnetic fields", invited talk at the International Symposium on Quantum Fluids and Solids QFS2019 (Edmonton, Canada, August 2019).

Energy eigenstates of electrons on liquid helium in tilted magnetic fields

 

Erika Kawakami, ”Image-charge detection: towards realizing spin qubits using electrons on helium”, invited talk at the Quantum transport in 2D systems (Bagnères-de-Luchon, France, May 2019).

Image-charge detection: towards realizing spin qubits using electrons on helium

 

Jason Ball, "Towards a quantum transducer with spins in diamond", invited talk at the International Workshop on Hybrid Quantum Systems (Onna, Japan, January 2019).

Towards a quantum transducer with spins in diamond

 

Denis Konstantinov, “Photoconductivity response at the cyclotron resonance harmonics in the electron-on-helium system”, invited talk at the International Conference on Ultra-Low Temperature Physics (ULT 2017) (Heidelberg, August 2017).

Photoconductivity response at cyclotron-resonance harmonics in electrons-on-helium system

 

Denis Konstantinov, “Strong coupling of an electron ensemble on liquid helium to microwave cavity”, invited talk at the Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS Meeting) (New Orleans, March 2017).

Strong coupling of an electron ensemble on the surface of liquid helium to a microwave cavity

 

Leonid Abdurakhimov, “Strong Coupling of Hybrid Nuclear-Electron Magnons to a Microwave Resonator”, contributed talk at  Magnetism 2016  (Sheffield, UK, April 2016).

Strong Coupling of Hybrid Nuclear-Electron Magnons to a Microwave Resonator

 

Denis Konstantinov, “Electrons on Helium under Cyclotron Resonance Excitation”, invited talk in the International School for Advanced Science “Quantum Transport in 2D Systems”  (Luchon, May 2015).

Electrons on helium under CR excitation

 

Denis Konstantinov, "New Quantum Phenomena in Electrons on Helium under Microwave Excitation", invited seminar in LPS, University Paris-Sud (Orsay, March 2015).

New Quantum Phenomena in Electrons on Helium under Microwave Excitation

 

Denis Konstantinov, "Electrons on Helium for Quantum Computing", colloquium talks at the Okinawa School in Physics: Coherent Quantum Dynamics (Okinawa, September 2014).

Electrons on Helium for Quantum Computing

 

Denis Konstantinov, "Electrons on helium: towards quantum engineering", invited talk at the International Quantum Science Symposium "QSS-ASIA 2013" (Tokyo, November 2013).

Electrons on helium: towards quantum engineering

Thesis Advising

Jui-Yin Lin

PhD awarded: Sept. 2018 

Thesis title: Transport properties of strongly correlated 2D electrons confined in microchannels

 

Jiabao Chen

PhD awarded: Sept. 2019 

Thesis title: Coherent control of charged particle systems strongly interacting with light

 

Sebastian Grossenbach

Bachelor awarded: May 2020 

Thesis title: Detection of the Rydberg states of electrons on helium confined in micro-channels 

 

Jason Ball

PhD awarded: Sept. 2021 

Thesis title: Investigating color centers in diamond for microwave quantum technologies

 

Shan Zou

PhD awarded: Aug. 2022 

Thesis title: Detection of the Rydberg states of electrons on superfluid helium confined in microchannel devices

 

Jakob Kraus

Bachelor awarded: April 2023 

Thesis title: Quantum-state detection of electrons on liquid helium by the resonant image charge method