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Kvanttirakenteenhäviöt refers to phenomena that degrade the quantum mechanical properties of materials or devices, impacting their performance in quantum applications. These losses are crucial to understand and mitigate for the successful development of quantum technologies.

One primary source of kvanttirakenteenhäviöt is decoherence. Decoherence occurs when a quantum system interacts with its environment, causing the delicate quantum states, such as superposition and entanglement, to collapse into classical states. This interaction can be with stray photons, thermal vibrations, or other quantum particles.

Another significant factor is dissipation. In quantum circuits, for example, energy can be lost due to resistance in superconducting components or electromagnetic radiation. This dissipation reduces the coherence time of quantum bits (qubits) and introduces errors into quantum computations.

Defects within the quantum material itself can also contribute to kvanttirakenteenhäviöt. Imperfections in crystal lattices, impurities, or surface irregularities can act as scattering centers for quantum carriers or create unwanted energy levels that disrupt quantum operations.

The phenomenon of relaxation is another form of kvanttirakenteenhäviöt, where a quantum system in an excited state loses energy and returns to its ground state. While a natural process, rapid relaxation can limit the time available for performing quantum operations.

Minimizing kvanttirakenteenhäviöt often involves extreme isolation of the quantum system from its environment, operating at ultra-low temperatures, and developing more robust quantum materials and fabrication techniques. The ongoing research in quantum information science heavily focuses on understanding and overcoming these detrimental effects to build reliable and scalable quantum computers and other quantum devices.