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Quantum Dots

All spins under control

The interaction between electron and nuclear spins is the ultimate limit to using quantum dots as fundamental units for quantum information. Novel results show the way to control this interaction, opening interesting perspectives for quantum computation with solid-state matter.

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Figure 1: The intricate interaction between the spin of one electron and the spins of several nuclei in a self-assembled quantum dot.

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Langbein, W. All spins under control. Nature Mater 5, 519–520 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1680

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