Transferencia de un solo electrón bajo demanda entre puntos cuánticos distantes

R P G McNeil1, M Kataoka, C J B Ford

  • 1Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, J. J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK.

Nature
|September 23, 2011
PubMed
Resumen

Los investigadores demuestran un método novedoso para la transferencia de electrones individuales entre puntos cuánticos utilizando ondas acústicas de superficie. Este avance permite un transporte de electrones fiable y de larga distancia, crucial para las futuras arquitecturas de computación cuántica.

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