Coupling artificial molecular spin states by photon-assisted tunnelling

Nature Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Schreiber, L R ^a   Braakman, F R ^a   Meunier, T ^a,b   Calado, V ^a   Danon, J ^c   Taylor, J M ^d   Wegscheider, W ^e,f   Vandersypen, L M K ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^f ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; QUANTUM DOT;

ARTICLE; DIPOLE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; PHOTON; PHOTON ASSISTED TUNNELLING; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

EID: 82555195063     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1561     Document Type: Article

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