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Quantum-dot Controlled Electronic Block Triggering a Quantum Computation Procedure: A Recent Study

Vladimir Kirillivich Voronov

Published Aug 27, 2021• 0 citations

Abstract

The works that have been devoted to the topic of quantum computer design have been examined. The main issues surrounding the development of a quantum computer are explored. The “up to bottom” concept has been presented and supported as a fundamentally novel way to solve the problem of building a really quantum computer. The technique can be accomplished by using nanotriggers made of two-dimensional materials, such as graphene, to visualise the quantum states of qubits in advance. This refers to the visualisation (materialisation) of all states, including entangled states, which primarily determine the quantum computer's theoretically large mathematical resource. The proposal is for an electronic device block diagram based on “a priory” quantum states of q-bits. It is demonstrated that each realised (visualised) Shor's cell should correspond to an element of the electronic system for the execution of quantum computation procedures. A block containing at least 1010 nanotriggers that act as q-bits in quantum computation and are generated using graphene nanoribbons and controlled by a specific element is included in the device. The latter is a self-organizing quantum dot with two essentially different magnetic states. This quantum dot is made from a compound whose molecules are distinguished by intramolular rearrangement. Nanotriggers are used to create reversible logic gates or blocks. Three triggers are included in each gate to perform logical operations. The offered device is an additional electronic unit implanted in a digital computer that allows the computational process to be implemented in accordance with the requirements of quantum physics.

DOI: 10.9734/bpi/ctmcs/v9/4204f

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