New Publication
New publication in QCT group
September 4, 2025
Quantum Computing Technologies GroupDavid López, Alba Torras, Elia Bertoldo, Luca Cozzolino, Manel Martinez and Pol Forn are authors of this paper.
The article “Superconducting penetration depth of Aluminum thin films” has been accepted for publication in the journal Superconductor Science and Technology.
David López, Alba Torras, Elia Bertoldo, Luca Cozzolino, Manel Martinez and Pol Forn are authors of this paper.
The paper analyses the superconducting properties of aluminium, used as the reference material for qubit fabrication. The study characterizes the magnetic penetration depth for films of different thicknesses and identifies the critical thickness at which aluminium changes from type-I to type-II superconductivity. This transition had not been experimentally verified before. The result, was originally obtained in the PhD thesis of David López (defended in April 2024).
Project Milestone
Qilimanjaro contributes to new quantum computing milestone at BSC
May 28, 2026
Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech, the spin-off of IFAE, BSC and UB has contributed to the deployment at BSC of a system constituted by a new 35-qubit quantum computer, along with another 20-qubit quantum computer for uninterrupted operation, with Manel Martínez acting as Project Leader within the Qilimanjaro-GMV consortium.