Maxim De Smet, Yuta Matsumoto, Anne-Marije J. Zwerver, Larysa Tryputen, Sander L. de Snoo, Sergey V. Amitonov, Sam R. Katiraee-Far, Amir Sammak, Nodar Samkharadze, Önder Gül, Rick N. M. Wasserman, Eliška Greplová, Maximilian Rimbach-Russ, Giordano Scappucci, Lieven M. K. Vandersypen
{"title":"High-fidelity single-spin shuttling in silicon","authors":"Maxim De Smet, Yuta Matsumoto, Anne-Marije J. Zwerver, Larysa Tryputen, Sander L. de Snoo, Sergey V. Amitonov, Sam R. Katiraee-Far, Amir Sammak, Nodar Samkharadze, Önder Gül, Rick N. M. Wasserman, Eliška Greplová, Maximilian Rimbach-Russ, Giordano Scappucci, Lieven M. K. Vandersypen","doi":"10.1038/s41565-025-01920-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41565-025-01920-5","url":null,"abstract":"The computational power and fault tolerance of future large-scale quantum processors derive in large part from the connectivity between the qubits. One approach to increase connectivity is to engineer qubit–qubit interactions at a distance. Alternatively, the connectivity can be increased by physically displacing the qubits. For semiconductor spin qubits, several studies have investigated spin coherent shuttling of individual electrons, but high-fidelity transport over extended distances remains to be demonstrated. Here we report shuttling of an electron inside an isotopically purified Si/SiGe heterostructure using electric gate potentials. In a first set of experiments, we form static quantum dots and study how spin coherence decays during bucket-brigade shuttling, where we repeatedly move a single electron between up to five dots. Next, for conveyor-mode shuttling, we create a travelling-wave potential, formed with either one or two sets of sine waves, to transport an electron in a moving quantum dot. This method shows a spin coherence an order of magnitude better than the bucket-brigade shuttling. It allows us to displace an electron over an effective distance of 10 μm in under 200 ns while preserving the spin state with a fidelity of 99.5% on average. These results will guide future efforts to realize large-scale semiconductor quantum processors, making use of electron shuttling both within and between qubit arrays. Conveyor-mode spin shuttling using a two-tone travelling-wave potential demonstrates an order of magnitude better spin coherence than bucket-brigade shuttling, achieving spin shuttling over 10 μm in under 200 ns with 99.5% fidelity in an isotopically purified Si/SiGe heterostructure.","PeriodicalId":18915,"journal":{"name":"Nature nanotechnology","volume":"20 7","pages":"866-872"},"PeriodicalIF":34.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-025-01920-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144238001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Shuttling arrives for silicon quantum computers","authors":"Christian W. Binder, Simon C. Benjamin","doi":"10.1038/s41565-025-01942-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41565-025-01942-z","url":null,"abstract":"Near-perfect shuttling of silicon spin qubits is demonstrated, closing a gap versus rival systems.","PeriodicalId":18915,"journal":{"name":"Nature nanotechnology","volume":"20 7","pages":"857-858"},"PeriodicalIF":34.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144237981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Weixiang Chen, Brigitta Dúzs, Pablo G. Argudo, Sebastian V. Bauer, Wei Liu, Avik Samanta, Sapun H. Parekh, Mischa Bonn, Andreas Walther
{"title":"Ballistic diffusion fronts in biomolecular condensates","authors":"Weixiang Chen, Brigitta Dúzs, Pablo G. Argudo, Sebastian V. Bauer, Wei Liu, Avik Samanta, Sapun H. Parekh, Mischa Bonn, Andreas Walther","doi":"10.1038/s41565-025-01941-0","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41565-025-01941-0","url":null,"abstract":"Biomolecular condensates in cells compartmentalize vital processes by enriching molecules through molecular recognition. However, it remains elusive how transport occurs in biomolecular condensates and how it relates to their dynamic and/or viscoelastic state. We show that the transport of molecules in DNA model condensates does not follow classical Fickian diffusion, which has a blurry front with a square root of time dependence. By contrast, we identify a new type of transport with an ultrasharp front that propagates linearly with time. Our data reveal that this ultrasharp ballistic diffusion front originates from molecular recognition and an arrested-to-dynamic transition in the condensate properties. This diffusion mechanism is the result of intertwining chemical kinetics and condensate dynamics on transport in biomolecular condensates. We believe that our understanding will help to better explain and tune the dynamics and properties in synthetic condensate systems and for biological functions. Adding short, complementary oligonucleotides to single-stranded DNA condensates creates a concentrated, linearly propagating, sharp diffusion front that contradicts the fuzzy concentration gradients and nonlinear kinetics typical of Fickian diffusion.","PeriodicalId":18915,"journal":{"name":"Nature nanotechnology","volume":"20 8","pages":"1062-1070"},"PeriodicalIF":34.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-025-01941-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144229267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yunhan Wang, Yang Wu, Xiangyu Ye, Chang-Kui Duan, Ya Wang, Haiping Hu, Xing Rong, Jiangfeng Du
{"title":"Non-Hermitian non-Abelian topological transition in the S = 1 electron spin system of a nitrogen vacancy centre in diamond","authors":"Yunhan Wang, Yang Wu, Xiangyu Ye, Chang-Kui Duan, Ya Wang, Haiping Hu, Xing Rong, Jiangfeng Du","doi":"10.1038/s41565-025-01913-4","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41565-025-01913-4","url":null,"abstract":"Non-Abelian topological transitions are well studied in Hermitian systems, exhibiting features like non-Abelian charges and edge states. Introducing non-Hermiticity gives rise to novel topological phenomena, yet non-Hermitian non-Abelian topological transitions remain experimentally unexplored. In this work we observe a non-Hermitian non-Abelian topological transition in a single electron spin system of a nitrogen vacancy centre in diamond, achieved via a dilation method with a nearby nuclear spin. While this transition cannot be detected by traditional topological numbers, we identify the transition through the measured complex eigenvalue braids. We extract the braid invariants from the relative phases between eigenvalues and thereby establish their changes as clear signatures of non-Abelian transitions. Furthermore we experimentally reveal an intriguing consequence of this transition: the creation of a third-order exceptional point through the collision of two second-order exceptional points with opposite charges. Our work unveils the dynamical interplay between exceptional points and provides guidance on the manipulation of spectral topology to achieve functionalities such as robust quantum control. By means of dilation methods and employing complex eigenvalue braids, non-Hermitian non-Abelian topological transitions are identified, which give rise to a third-order exceptional point.","PeriodicalId":18915,"journal":{"name":"Nature nanotechnology","volume":"20 7","pages":"873-880"},"PeriodicalIF":34.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144229270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Artem Kononenko, Vincenzo Caroprese, Yoan Duhoo, Cem Tekin, Maartje M. C. Bastings
{"title":"Evolution of multivalent supramolecular assemblies of aptamers with target-defined spatial organization","authors":"Artem Kononenko, Vincenzo Caroprese, Yoan Duhoo, Cem Tekin, Maartje M. C. Bastings","doi":"10.1038/s41565-025-01939-8","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41565-025-01939-8","url":null,"abstract":"Rapid identification of neutralizing molecules against new and mutating viruses is key to efficiently combating biorisk. Current binder identification techniques use a monovalent library of potential binders. Interestingly, proteins on pathogens are often homo-oligomeric—for example, the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is a homotrimer. Here we describe a simple strategy, MEDUSA (multivalent evolved DNA-based supramolecular assembly), to evolve multivalent assemblies of aptamers with precise interligand spacing and three-fold symmetry, mirroring the geometric structure of many viral capsid proteins. MEDUSA allowed the selection of potent SARS-CoV-2 spike binders structurally distinct from any known aptamers. Decoupling the geometric and structural rigidity contributions toward selectivity made it possible to connect form to function, as demonstrated by the design of tunable fluorescent sensors. This approach offers a blueprint for targeting geometrically defined pathogen structures and developing rapid-response tools for emerging pathogens. Expanding aptamer binder space through tunable directed coevolution of supramolecular scaffolds helps discover nucleic-acid-based multivalent target binders capable of synergistic engagement that cannot be obtained through monovalent selection.","PeriodicalId":18915,"journal":{"name":"Nature nanotechnology","volume":"20 8","pages":"1087-1097"},"PeriodicalIF":34.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-025-01939-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144229269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Runnan Guan, Li Sheng, Changqing Li, Jiwon Gu, Jeong-Min Seo, Boo-Jae Jang, Seung-Hyeon Kim, Jiwon Kim, Hankwon Lim, Qunxiang Li, Jong-Beom Baek
{"title":"Mechanochemical carbon dioxide capture and conversion","authors":"Runnan Guan, Li Sheng, Changqing Li, Jiwon Gu, Jeong-Min Seo, Boo-Jae Jang, Seung-Hyeon Kim, Jiwon Kim, Hankwon Lim, Qunxiang Li, Jong-Beom Baek","doi":"10.1038/s41565-025-01949-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41565-025-01949-6","url":null,"abstract":"Developing a direct carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and methanation method is one of the most important challenges to achieving carbon neutrality. However, converting CO2 into methane (CH4) kinetically requires the activation of stable CO2 at high temperatures (300–500 °C), while the CO2-to-CH4 conversion thermodynamically favours low temperatures. Here we report an efficient mechanochemical CO2 capture and conversion under mild conditions (65 °C). Using commercial zirconium oxide (ZrO2) and nickel catalysts, the mechanochemical CO2 capture capacity was 75-fold higher than the conventional thermochemical process. The mechanochemical CO2 conversion reached a nearly quantitative CO2 conversion (99.2%) with CH4 selectivity (98.8%). We determined that repeatedly induced abundant oxygen vacancies on ZrO2 by dynamic mechanical actions are responsible for efficient CO2 capture and, thus, subsequently spontaneous methanation. Carbon dioxide can be efficiently captured and converted to methane under mild conditions by a mechanochemical approach that balances the thermodynamics and kinetics of CO2 methanation to simultaneously achieve high CO2 conversion and high CH4 selectivity.","PeriodicalId":18915,"journal":{"name":"Nature nanotechnology","volume":"20 9","pages":"1247-1253"},"PeriodicalIF":34.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144218779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wei Peng, Wenjie Meng, Younji Kim, Jiyong Yoon, Liang Si, Kesen Zhao, Shuai Dong, Yubin Hou, Chuanying Xi, Li Pi, Aditya Singh, Ana M. Sanchez, Richard Beanland, Tae Won Noh, Qingyou Lu, Daesu Lee, Marin Alexe
{"title":"Ferroelastic writing of crystal directions in oxide thin films","authors":"Wei Peng, Wenjie Meng, Younji Kim, Jiyong Yoon, Liang Si, Kesen Zhao, Shuai Dong, Yubin Hou, Chuanying Xi, Li Pi, Aditya Singh, Ana M. Sanchez, Richard Beanland, Tae Won Noh, Qingyou Lu, Daesu Lee, Marin Alexe","doi":"10.1038/s41565-025-01950-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41565-025-01950-z","url":null,"abstract":"Crystals often have complex structural domains, but a general method to remove or deterministically control such local heterogeneity is lacking. The resulting heterogeneity in crystal orientations obscures our understanding of material properties and can reduce the reliability and performance of related applications. Here, using shear stress from an atomic force microscope tip, we ferroelastically write local crystal orientations in oxide thin films. Applying this deterministic and reversible control to SrRuO3 and (La0.7Sr0.3)(Mn0.9Ru0.1)O3 films, we realize twin-free single crystals and design specific crystal-orientation domain textures at the nanoscale. Furthermore, through magnetoelastic coupling, we can mechanically manipulate the local magnetic anisotropy, and thereby write and erase functional nanoscale magnetic textures unattainable by conventional methods. Thus, pure mechanical force emerges as a means to control structural heterogeneity on demand and may make it possible to program electronic and spintronic functionalities. Local shear stress from an atomic force microscope tip can control the crystal directions in thin oxide films. This approach enables the manipulation of local magnetic anisotropy in ferromagnetic metals.","PeriodicalId":18915,"journal":{"name":"Nature nanotechnology","volume":"20 9","pages":"1199-1204"},"PeriodicalIF":34.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-025-01950-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144218778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interfacial reaction quantification enables long-cycling lithium metal batteries","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/s41565-025-01938-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41565-025-01938-9","url":null,"abstract":"A quantitative investigation of the interfacial reactions within lithium metal batteries (LMBs) reveals that the decomposition of lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide leads to lithium-ion depletion and cell failure. Using these findings, an electrolyte was designed with an optimized salt concentration, ionic conductivity and dynamic viscosity, doubling the cycle life in a practical LMB.","PeriodicalId":18915,"journal":{"name":"Nature nanotechnology","volume":"20 8","pages":"987-988"},"PeriodicalIF":34.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144211612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daegwang Choi, Ki Young Lee, Dong-Jin Shin, Jae Woong Yoon, Su-Hyun Gong
{"title":"Unidirectional guided resonance continuum of Dirac bands in WS2 bilayer metasurfaces","authors":"Daegwang Choi, Ki Young Lee, Dong-Jin Shin, Jae Woong Yoon, Su-Hyun Gong","doi":"10.1038/s41565-025-01945-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41565-025-01945-w","url":null,"abstract":"Unidirectional guided resonances are crucial for enhancing the efficiency and performance of various photonic devices, such as couplers and antennas. However, unidirectional guided resonances have been reported only under discrete frequency–wavevector points on a dispersion band, which require accidental interference configurations. Here we show that unidirectional guided resonances can continuously exist across nearly the entire band structure in glide-symmetric bilayer metasurfaces. This continuous excitation of unidirectional guided resonances originates from a synergistic effect between anomalous orthogonality and vertically asymmetric geometry, which is achieved by a Dirac crossing band that preserves glide symmetry. We realize the glide-symmetric bilayer metasurfaces by stacking two WS2 metasurface layers. Angle-resolved emission spectra directly reveal this unidirectional guided resonance continuum. Our work suggests a fundamental solution to existing narrow-band constraints on unidirectional emission and absorption. Unidirectional guided resonances can exist across nearly the entire band structure in glided WS2 bilayer metasurfaces.","PeriodicalId":18915,"journal":{"name":"Nature nanotechnology","volume":"20 8","pages":"1026-1033"},"PeriodicalIF":34.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144211614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}