Quantum Computing and Nanomaterial Simulations

Dear Colleagues,

The ever-evolving landscape of nanomaterials science is poised for a revolutionary paradigm shift through the integration of quantum computing methodologies. This call for papers invites scholarly contributions to a Special Issue dedicated to the meticulous exploration of “Quantum Computing and Simulation of Nanomaterials”, with emphasis on leveraging quantum computing for nanomaterial simulations and optimizing nanomaterials for quantum information processing.

Quantum computing, with its unique ability to harness superposition and entanglement, emerges as a potent tool for the nuanced representation of complex quantum systems inherent to nanomaterials. Through the lens of advanced quantum algorithms, researchers are poised to transcend classical limitations in the simulation of electronic structures, quantum transport phenomena, and the behavior of matter at the nanoscale. This Special Issue seeks to underscore the transformative impact of quantum computing on the modeling, simulation, and optimization facets of nanomaterials science.

Simultaneously, this Special Issue seeks contributions that explore the potential of nanomaterials as quintessential components for quantum computing architectures. Nanomaterials, possessing distinctive quantum features such as long coherence time and controllable quantum states, hold promise as viable candidates for qubits. Manuscripts are encouraged to investigate the design, synthesis, and utilization of nanomaterials, such as quantum dots, nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond, and graphene, as building blocks for quantum information processing tasks, thus fostering advancements towards scalable and fault-tolerant quantum computation.

Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts that showcase pioneering research, methodological innovations, and insightful applications that leverage the prowess of quantum computing to propel nanomaterials science into a new era of precision and computational efficiency. By uncovering the quantum properties of nanomaterials and concurrently harnessing them for quantum information processing, we aim to advance both fields into exciting realms of discovery and innovation.

Dr. Han Ye
Guest Editors

Dr. Xiang Cheng
Guest Editor Assistant

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Nanomaterials is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• quantum computing
• nanomaterials science
• computational materials science
• quantum information processing
• quantum materials
• materials modeling