Curated map of Zoo entries in the Semiconducting family.
Entries
| Entry | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| aeon-qubit | qubit | active |
| exchange-only-qubit | qubit | active |
| hole-spin-qubit | qubit | demonstrated |
| hybrid-qubit | qubit | demonstrated |
| kane-qubit | qubit | demonstrated |
| rx-qubit | qubit | demonstrated |
| semiconductor-charge-qubit | qubit | demonstrated |
| silicon-spin-qubit | qubit | demonstrated |
| loss-divincenzo-qubit | qubit | demonstrated |
| singlet-triplet-qubit | qubit | active |
| spin-qubit | qubit | demonstrated |
Composition
- qubit: 11
Conceptual anchors
- exchange-interaction-in-quantum-dots is the device-level primitive for the whole dot-defined branch: it explains where tunable actually comes from and why barrier control became the preferred route.
- heisenberg-exchange-in-quantum-dots is the algebraic companion note for the encoded-spin branch, where the main question is no longer how is made but what logical axis an exchange pulse implements.
- decoherence-free-subspace is the clean separator between simple one-spin / two-spin notes and the three-spin encoded branch.
- charge-noise-sweet-spot is the main cross-cutting lens for the whole family whenever electrical tunability starts pulling charge sensitivity back in.
- spin-orbit-coupling-for-qubit-control marks the main fork between electron-spin platforms that need synthetic gradients and hole-spin platforms that get direct electrical drive from strong SOC.
Curated synthesis
The highest-value organizing move in this family is to separate the single-spin baseline from the encoded-exchange ladder and from the charge-admixed side branches. Otherwise loss-divincenzo-qubit, singlet-triplet-qubit, exchange-only-qubit, rx-qubit, and aeon-qubit blur into “more spin qubits” when they are actually different answers to the same control-versus-noise problem.
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The baseline branch is local-spin-first
- loss-divincenzo-qubit is the minimal recipe: one spin per dot, exchange for entangling gates, and extra engineering for fast one-qubit control.
- spin-qubit and silicon-spin-qubit should stay as umbrella notes for the broader modality and materials trajectory, not absorb the encoded-spin descendants.
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The encoded-exchange ladder adds symmetry structure step by step
- singlet-triplet-qubit is the first compression move: two spins, one encoded qubit, exchange as a logical splitting instead of only a two-qubit gate primitive.
- exchange-only-qubit pushes that idea into a true three-spin encoded subsystem, removing the need for microwave drive or field gradients at the price of more elaborate pulse geometry.
- rx-qubit keeps the three-spin encoding but moves into an always-on, resonantly driven regime to gain a sweet-spot operating mode and cavity-friendly control.
- aeon-qubit is the endpoint of this local ladder: keep exchange always on, stay at a double sweet spot, and turn barrier-gate tuning into the main control surface.
- Read this whole branch by alternating between exchange-interaction-in-quantum-dots for the physical origin of and heisenberg-exchange-in-quantum-dots for the logical action of that coupling after projection.
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The side branches are different compromises, not incomplete versions of the ladder
- semiconductor-charge-qubit and hybrid-qubit buy speed by re-admitting charge character into the qubit itself.
- hole-spin-qubit uses strong intrinsic SOC to make electrical control native rather than synthetic.
- kane-qubit is the donor-spin branch, where atomic placement and hyperfine control replace lithographic quantum-dot tuning as the defining resource.
Routing rule: when to enter which note
- Enter
spin-qubitorsilicon-spin-qubitwhen the question is platform-level competitiveness, fabrication trajectory, or the overall semiconductor pitch. - Enter
loss-divincenzo-qubitwhen you want the cleanest “single spin + exchange” template. - Enter
singlet-triplet-qubit,exchange-only-qubit,rx-qubit, andaeon-qubitas a sequence when the real comparison is how much encoding and sweet-spot structure is being introduced to civilize exchange control. - Enter
semiconductor-charge-qubit,hybrid-qubit, orhole-spin-qubitwhen the main tradeoff is faster electrical control versus renewed charge sensitivity. - For semiconductor descendants that cross fully into Josephson-circuit territory, continue in super-semi-moc.