Toward Analog Quantum Simulation of Kondo Lattice Models Using Hybrid Metal–Semiconductor Quantum Dots

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Abstract

InAs quantum wells have recently enabled the design of hybrid metal–semiconductor quantum dots with tunable transmission of quantum Hall edge modes [1] and large charging energies [2], providing a platform for probing quantum criticality over extended energy scales with high tunabilities. Building on this foundation, we demonstrate another key building block for such hybrid architectures: a near-unity transmission of quantum Hall edge modes into a submicron metallic island. This reflectionless coupling allows the metallic island to grant the hybrid quantum dot a continuum of single-particle states. Using an annealed Pd/Ge island material, we measured edge-mode transmission on ν = 2, 3, and 4 quantum Hall plateaus averaging above 98% across multiple devices. We also performed charge noise spectroscopy and cross-sectional TEM to evaluate the electrostatic environment around the metallic island and the nature of the metal–semiconductor interface.

*Work supported by US Dept of Energy, Office of Science under contract DE-AC02-76SF00515. Infrastructure and final analysis supported in part by the Moore Foundation under grant GBMF9460. Part of this work was performed at the Stanford Nano Shared Facilities (SNSF), supported by the National Science Foundation under award ECCS-2026822. Growth and characterization of heterostructures was supported by Microsoft Quantum.

Publication: [1] Hsueh, C.L., Sriram, P. et al. Phys. Rev. B 105, 195303 (2022)
[2] Sriram, P., Hsueh, C.L. et al. arXiv:2508.03928 [cond-mat.mes-hall] (2025)

Presenters

  • Bingcheng Suo

    • Stanford University

Authors

  • Bingcheng Suo

    • Stanford University
  • Karna Morey

    • Stanford University
  • Praveen Sriram

    • Google Quantum
    • Stanford University
  • Tiantian Wang

    • Purdue University
  • Candice Thomas

    • Purdue University
  • Geoffrey Gardner

    • Purdue University
    • Birck Nanotechnology Center
  • Michael J Manfra

    • Purdue University
  • Marc Kastner

    • Stanford University
    • Stanford Institute for Materials & Energy Sciences, Stanford University
  • David Goldhaber-Gordon

    • Stanford University
    • Stanford Institute for Materials & Energy Sciences, Stanford University