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arXiv:2004.03635 · Physical Review Research

Constructing clock-transition-based two-qubit gates from dimers of molecular nanomagnets

Charles A. Collett, Paolo Santini, Stefano Carretta, Jonathan R. Friedman

Published Aug 13, 2020• 25 citations
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Abstract

This work presents a theoretical scheme for implementing clock-transition-based quantum gates in a molecular nanomagnet heterodimer, enabling the realization of one- and two-qubit gates with high fidelities.
DOI
10.1103/physrevresearch.2.032037

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