Single-shot read-out of an individual electron spin in a quantum dot

Nature

Volumn 430, Issue 6998, 2004, Pages 431-435

  Eizerman, J M ^a   Hanson, R ^a   Van Beveren, L H Willems ^a   Witkamp, B ^a   Vandersypen, L M K ^a   Kouwenhoven, L P ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTARY PARTICLE SOURCES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

MAGNETO-ELECTRONIC DEVICES; QUANTUM INFORMATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

ELECTRON;

ARTICLE; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; MAGNETISM; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 3342910553     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02693     Document Type: Article

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