The Bøttcher Lab explores research topics at the intersection between quantum information and condensed matter physics. An overarching theme of our lab’s research is the development of new experimental tools based on circuit quantum electrodynamics (cQED). We then use these techniques for sensing the emergent superconducting, insulating and anomalous phases of quantum materials. The integration of quantum materials with superconducting circuitry further enables us to build hybrid quantum circuits and qubits that inherit novel properties from their host materials. Finally, by realizing complex quantum materials on a lattice, we study interacting vortices and their dynamics, the emergence of commensurate states, and explore possible topological phases engineered through lattice geometry.

Our research is a unique combination of complex materials, microwave circuit engineering and quantum sensing techniques. For more details on our research activities, click on each topic below.