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This article provides the first systematic measurement of low‑frequency charge noise in bilayer‑graphene quantum dots, showing a median noise amplitude of 1.16 µeV/√Hz that sits comfortably within the range already achieved by silicon and GaAs devices. By demonstrating consistent noise levels across single, double and hybrid BLG/TMD structures—and confirming the results with both transport spectroscopy and superconducting resonator readout—the work establishes that graphene’s intrinsic semiconductor environment does not add a hidden decoherence penalty. Consequently, researchers can now pursue high‑fidelity spin or valley qubits in BLG without fearing an unexpected noise floor, although further scaling studies will be needed to verify these findings under realistic multi‑qubit operation conditions.
— Mark Eatherly
Summary
Bilayer graphene (BLG) quantum dots (QDs) are a promising platform for semiconductor qubits. However, the low-frequency charge noise that may ultimately limit coherence has remained largely unexplored. Here, we systematically characterize charge noise in gate-defined BLG QDs using transport-based noise spectroscopy. We extract a median amplitude of $ S_μ^{1/2} (1~\text{Hz}) = 1.16~μ\text{eV}/\sqrt{\text{Hz}}$, placing BLG well within the range reported for established semiconductor quantum-dot platforms. Across variations in charge occupation, confinement, source-drain bias, and charge-sensor operating conditions, neither the noise amplitude nor the spectral dependence shows a reproducible trend in electrostatic tuning, indicating that we extracted the intrinsic semiconductor noise. Consistent noise levels are further observed in double QDs and confirmed using an independent superconducting resonator-based dispersive readout. Extending the study to BLG devices incorporating transition metal dichalcogenide layers reveals no measurable charge noise increase in weakly proximitized QDs. These results validate BLG as a viable platform for coherent quantum information processing.