06/18/2026
A research team led by Notre Dame physicist Dafei Jin has demonstrated that a novel qubit platform they invented — a single electron trapped on the surface of frozen neon — is 10 to 10,000 times quieter than traditional qubits, addressing one of quantum computing’s biggest challenges: noise.
Published in Nature Electronics, the study offers new evidence that ultraclean frozen neon may provide a more stable, scalable, and even lower-cost path forward for next-generation quantum technologies.
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Image description: An electron (represented by the ball) is controlled by a resonator (red wires) above a solid neon surface (the transparent square piece under the ball). Noise (disturbances) in the environment (represented by the distortion) becomes quiet around the electron and neon (clear area). Image by Xu Han/Argonne National Laboratory.
