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Quantum computation

Silicon comes back

The extraordinary long coherence times and high-fidelity manipulation of electron spins trapped in isotopically purified silicon could be an essential step towards the realization of a solid-state quantum computer.

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Figure 1: Schematics of the Si-based spin-qubit devices used by the three groups.

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Schreiber, L., Bluhm, H. Silicon comes back. Nature Nanotech 9, 966–968 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2014.249

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