ASTERIQS is building scientific excellence in quantum technologies. The composition of the ASTERIQS consortium includes interdisciplinary European actors with complementary cutting-edge expertise ensuring a high level of scientific involvement.
The ASTERIQS partners aim at developing applications of quantum technologies that, by the end of the Flagship, will ultimately lead to concrete marketable products. Some of these products are already identified such as a multi-purpose magnetometer, a magnetic field camera, an AFM (compact atomic force microscope) combined with diamond tips, a functional prototype for nanoscale NMR spectroscopy and a NV-based spectrum analyser. Others, such as a space compatible magnetometer, NV doped anvil cells for high-pressure physics or a multipurpose quantum optimal control suite have been identified in the course of the second period of the project.
ASTERIQS is contributing to the creation of high-tech SME markets leaders. The ASTERIQS consortium fosters the SME ecosystems by directly involving two start-ups as partners (SQUTEC and NVision) and indirectly two additional ones (Qnami and QZabre), all founded during the duration of DIADEMS, an FP7 project on which results ASTERIQS is built. Moreover, four start-ups were created by partners in the course of the project (Qruise, Quantum Technologies, SaxonQ and Diatope).
ASTERIQS has achieved results that are beyond the state of the art in the field of solid-state quantum sensors.
It has contributed to advancing quantum sensing applications to extreme conditions (in pressure, temperature and magnetic field), which will directly have impactful applications in materials engineering and fundamental science, with the corresponding socio-economic impact of these fields.
A number of activities demonstrate the scientific excellence of ASTERIQS in quantum technology. Quantum grade diamond material for extended NV- coherence time has been produced and commercialized, which makes possible sensors with increased measurement time. Ultimate diamond crystal technology has been developed, leading to the development of an industrially designed cryogenic scanning NV-magnetometer based on fully controlled diamond tips.
ASTERIQS has investigated new fields of science at the nanoscale level where there is no alternative tool than the NV- centre. Theoretical tools for exquisite ab initio understanding of matter as well as advanced protocols for ultimate sensitivity have been developed.
Many new market opportunities are related to the miniaturisation and integration of the ASTERIQS technologies and components, which will enable the development of new applications or breakthroughs in quantum sensing.
