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This breakthrough addresses a critical bottleneck for quantum computing by enabling the domestic production of ultra-pure silicon and germanium precursors necessary for reducing qubit noise. By achieving 99.9999% purity in Si-28, this development directly enhances device operability and strengthens U.S. supply chain independence for advanced quantum hardware manufacturing.

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DOE Advances Domestic Silicon and Germanium Isotope Supply Chains For Quantum Information Science

The Quantum InsiderJuly 20, 20265 min read

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Isotope R&D and Production (IRP), within the Office of Science, today announced a major, multi-laboratory breakthrough in domestic stable isotope enrichment and production capabilities. Through a collaborative effort between Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), the U.S. […]

The U.S. Department of Energy announced that ORNL and PNNL have developed domestic technologies to produce ultra-high-purity silicon and germanium precursor materials intended to improve quantum device performance and strengthen the U.S. isotope supply chain. The laboratories reduced concentrations of the noise-inducing isotopes Si-29 and Ge-73 to below 1 part per million in silane and germane, respectively, while producing silicon-28 with 99.9999% purity. The effort combines ORNL’s electromagnetic isotope separation with PNNL’s chemical conversion, purification and thermal diffusion technologies to support quantum computing, semiconductor manufacturing and other advanced technology…

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