In the world of quantum sensing and computing, there is a rising demand for the development of solid-state platforms capable of leveraging quantum coherence and phenomena. Important requirements for these emerging platforms include qubit addressability and scalability for performing individual qubit manipulation and accessibility for performing local measurements. All these efforts are motivated towards advancing quantum information technology, and the development of reliable solid-state based platforms would complement the optical efforts and revolutionize the field.

Leveraging our expertise in nanoscale materials science and atomically precise surface engineering, we will construct artificial lattices and investigate solid-state platforms to be utilized as testbeds for quantum simulation. With atomic-precision synthesis, we will target lattices (Kitaev, Lieb, Kagome) that are predicted to produce topological surface states, bound Majorana fermions and unique spin ordering (frustrated spin states and spin liquids). We will explore platforms with different spin constituents, confinement and surface band topology and combine them with exotic substrates that exhibit topologically protected surface states, superconductivity and exotic magnetic ordering. These artificial lattices will provide a solid-state platform to investigate numerous condensed matter phenomena aimed towards experimental simulations of quantum entanglement, proximity and sensing.