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Electrical control of nuclear spins

One-dimensional microwave Bragg gratings make it possible to coherently control donor nuclear spins in silicon by purely electrical means.

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Figure 1: Coherent electrical control of a nuclear spin.

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Morello, A. Electrical control of nuclear spins. Nature Nanotech 12, 937–938 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2017.158

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