Journal of Physics Conference Series

A quantum computer based on recombination processes in microelectronic devices

K Theodoropoulos, Dimitris Ntalaperas, Ivo Petráš, Nikos Konofaos

Published Jan 1, 2005• 0 citations

Abstract

In this paper a quantum computer based on the recombination processes happening in semiconductor devices is presented. A "data element" and a "computational element" are derived based on Schokley-Read-Hall statistics and they can later be used to manifest a simple and known quantum computing process. Such a paradigm is shown by the application of the proposed computer onto a well known physical system involving traps in semiconductor devices.

DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/10/1/021

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