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Hydrogenic Spin Quantum Computing in Silicon: A Digital Approach

A Skinner, Michael Davenport, B. E. Kane

Physical Review Letters · 2003 · 187 citations · 19 references

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TL;DR

These hydrogenic spin qubits are transferable to nuclear spin‑pairs, which have long coherence times, and to electron spin‑pairs, which are ideally suited for measurement and initialization. The authors propose an architecture for quantum computing with spin‑pair encoded qubits in silicon. The architecture uses electron‑nuclear spin pairs in silicon, controlled by a dc magnetic field and electrode‑switched hyperfine interaction, with electron shuttling between donors enabling multiqubit logic. The digital processing is insensitive to tuning errors, easy to model, and the architecture scales to highly parallel operation.

Abstract

We suggest an architecture for quantum computing with spin-pair encoded qubits in silicon. Electron-nuclear spin-pairs are controlled by a dc magnetic field and electrode-switched on and off hyperfine interaction. This digital processing is insensitive to tuning errors and easy to model. Electron shuttling between donors enables multiqubit logic. These hydrogenic spin qubits are transferable to nuclear spin-pairs, which have long coherence times, and electron spin-pairs, which are ideally suited for measurement and initialization. The architecture is scalable to a highly parallel operation.