Advancing Science and TEchnology thRough dIamond Quantum Sensing (ASTERIQS) is a European collaborative research project aiming to develop sensor applications based primarily on the Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV-) center in diamond. Work will also investigate the viability of other centers in diamond such as the: Silicon-Vacancy (SiV), Nickel-Vacancy (NiV), Tin-Vacancy (SnV), and Germanium-Vacancy (GeV).ASTERIQS aims to bring quantum sensors from the laboratories to industrial applications.
In October 2018 the European Union's Quantum Flagship announced 20 projects for funding during its 3 year ramp-up period. ASTERIQS was chosen as part of the initiative, receiving €9,747,888.75 in funding. The project builds on work performed by the DIAmond Devices Enabled Metrology and Sensing (DIADEMS) project, which ran from 2013 to 2017 funded by the European Commission.
Diamond's NV-center is a two-level system that coherently oscillates between two states and is only affected by a desired signal from the surrounding environment, making it a candidate for quantum sensors.
ASTERIQS aims to develop quantum sensors to be used for applications such as:
- Lightweight and efficient batteries for electric cars.
- The better understanding of chemical structure and dynamics for developing new drug and medicine possibilities.
The ASTERIQS project is a collaboration between 23 partners consisting of research groups and companies. Each industrial partner addresses a specific application: automotive industry, communications, bio-engineering, and industrial production of diamond. ASTERIQS is coordinated by the French multinational company Thales SA.
- Thales SA, France
- French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), France
- University of Stuttgart, Germany
- University of Ulm, Germany
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich), Switzerland
- University of Basel, Switzerland
- Saarland University, Germany
- Wigner Research Centre for Physics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (BNC-WIGNER), Hungary
- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI), Israel
- Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC), Belgium
- Fraunhofer Society, Germany
- Leipzig University, Germany
- attocube systems AG, Germany
- ARTTIC, France
- Element Six Ltd, United Kingdom
- Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany
- Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
- Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC), Lithuania
- University of Mainz, Germany
- École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay (Formerly École normale supérieure de Cachan), France
- NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH (NVIS), Germany
- Technologie-Transfer-Initiative GmbH (TTI), Germany
- Jülich Research Centre, Germany
Timeline
ASTERIQS received €9,747,888.75 in funding.
People
Dr. Christoph Nebel
Project Manager
Thierry Debuisschert
Project Coordinator
Further reading
Documentaries, videos and podcasts
Companies
ARTTIC
Paris, France
Project Management
attocube Systems AG
Dirk Haft
Munich, Germany
Nanotechnology
Element Six Limited (E6)
Walter Huhn
Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Optics
NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH
Sella Brosh
Ulm, Germany
Medical Imaging
Robert Bosch GmbH
Volkmar Denner
Gerlingen, Germany
Engineering & Technology
Technologie-Transfer-Initiative GmbH (TTI)
Stuttgart, Germany
Knowledge Transfer
Thales Research and Technology
Patrice Caine
Paris, France
Electrical Systems