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Atomic clocks in the solid state

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Experiments on Bi-doped silicon demonstrate the existence of atomic clock transitions that can be used to enhance the coherence of solid-state qubits.

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Figure 1: Magnetic field dependence on the energy of the Si:Bi spin system.

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  1. Sven Rogge is at the Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia,

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  2. Matthew J. Sellars is at the Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, RSPE, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia,

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Rogge, S., Sellars, M. Atomic clocks in the solid state. Nature Nanotech 8, 544–545 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2013.152

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