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Ferroelectric transmon
M. Donaire, A. Cano·June 30, 2026
Quantum Physics
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Abstract
Superconducting qubits are a leading platform for quantum computing. However, simultaneously achieving low noise sensitivity to suppress decoherence and sufficient anharmonicity to enable fast gate operations remains a central challenge. Here, we introduce the concept of the ferroelectric transmon (FEmon), in which the Josephson junction is shunted by a ferroelectric, or incipient ferroelectric, capacitor. We show, in particular, that the nonlinear ferroelectric response of the capacitor provides an additional degree of freedom for optimizing qubit anharmonicity while preserving operation in the charge-noise-insensitive regime.