Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube/Quantum Dot Hybrids for Enhanced Field-Effect-Transistor Performance

Thisinvention comprises a method, compositions and structures associated with anano-network that may enable quantum computing. Traditionally, computersoperate using a binary system.  Some formof switch is turned either on or off in a linear fashion, with base computeroperations occurring as a series of 1’s and 0’s.  Quantum computers would use an increasednumber of theoretical states, in turn allowing a greater number of processes tobe completed in parallel.  Greatlyincreased speed accompanies a greater complexity applied to computing at itsmost fundamental level.  In theory,quantum computers could outpace even the most advanced traditional processorsby a rate of a billion to one. Nanostructures have recently shown potential for creating basic computerchips, however carbon nanotubes have been shown to decay easily. Furthermore,the methods used to create existing quantum circuits require extremeconditions, difficult procedures, and expensive materials.  Quantum dot technology is arguably the mostpromising candidate for use in solid-state quantum computing.  By integrating them within a circuit,scientists may create basic transistors, which in turn are the building blocksof computer chips. These next generation computers will be able to performoperations no classical computer would be able to complete in a reasonableamount of time.  As demands for morepowerful data processors will only continue to grow, there are a great numberof potential applications for a smaller and more efficient integrated circuit.

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