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Synthesis and Molecular Structures of Endohedral Fullerenes Read chapter Read first chapter

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14. Spin Quantum Computing with Endohedral Fullerenes

Author : Wolfgang Harneit

Published in: Endohedral Fullerenes: Electron Transfer and Spin

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This chapter reviews the present state of the art in using the endohedral fullerenes N@C60 and P@C60 as qubits in a spin quantum computer. After a brief introduction to spin quantum computing (Sect. 14.1), we first discuss (Sect. 14.2) the rich spin structure of these endohedral fullerenes and specific theoretical proposals for architectures and operation models leading to a scalable quantum computer. We then briefly discuss (Sect. 14.3) those aspects of materials science that are needed to realize the proposed architectures. The central part of this chapter (Sect. 14.4) is a review of quantum operations and entanglement realized with endohedral fullerenes. Finally, we review (Sect. 14.5) efforts to realize single spin detection of endohedral fullerenes and conclude (Sect. 14.6) with a brief outlook on outstanding problems to be solved for obtaining a scalable quantum register.

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Title
Spin Quantum Computing with Endohedral Fullerenes
Author
Wolfgang Harneit
Copyright Year
2017
Book
Endohedral Fullerenes: Electron Transfer and Spin

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-47047-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-47049-8

Copyright Year: 2017

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