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Atoms and circuits unite in silicon

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While the size of silicon transistors in conventional computers shrinks towards the atomic scale, the quantum states of atoms and quantum dots in silicon are being investigated for quantum information processing.

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Figure 1: Integrating real and artificial atoms with silicon electronics.

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  1. Andrea Morello is at the Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia,

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Morello, A. Atoms and circuits unite in silicon. Nature Nanotech 8, 233–234 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2013.50

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