Université de Sherbrooke

Purpose

The ability of birds to navigate over incredibly long distances appears to take root in a quantum phenomenon known as Pauli spin blockade. This project mimics Nature by building and studying a man-made Pauli spin blockade magnetometer from our core expertise in (i) single spin physics in nanoscale devices at the Institut quantique (IQ) for experiments and McGill University for theory, (ii) scanning probe capabilities and nanofabrication expertise at the National Research Council, and (iii) the ground-breaking work on single atom circuits by Quantum Silicon Inc. (QSi). This QSP project is intended to be a first proof-of-concept to demonstrate the viability of our approach towards marketable quantum sensors within Quantum Silicon’s product portfolio.