QuantenMOCVD: Advancing Scalable Quantum Materials
On January 1, 2026, the research project QuantenMOCVD was officially launched. Funded with €16 million by the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space, the project focuses on CVD based synthesis as well as the fundamental understanding and optimization of two dimensional materials and multilayer systems for future quantum technologies.
QuantenMOCVD addresses one of the central challenges in quantum technologies: the development of high quality and scalable quantum materials. Two dimensional materials offer a particularly promising platform in this context. Thanks to their outstanding optical, electronic, magnetic, and spin related properties, they enable a wide range of applications, from single photon sources and detectors to spin and valley based qubits and novel architectures for quantum computing.
At the core of the project is the advancement of CVD and MOCVD growth technologies for two dimensional quantum materials and complex heterostructures. Key objectives include the realization of bilayer graphene with a tunable band gap and isotopic purity as a host material for spin qubits, the development of single photon emitters and detectors based on two dimensional materials, and the investigation of cryogenic bilayer MOSFETs for efficient qubit control in future quantum processors.
At AMO, QuantenMOCVD is led by Stephan Suckow within the Photonics research group. Together with a strong interdisciplinary consortium of leading partners from academia and industry, AMO contributes its expertise to the project. Coordination is carried out by AIXTRON SE, with participation from RWTH Aachen University, Philipps University Marburg, and VDI Technologiezentrum.
The successful project kick off was characterized by intensive and constructive discussions. We would like to thank all partners for their strong commitment and look forward to working together over the coming years to unlock the full potential of two dimensional materials for the next generation of quantum technologies.
