The spin degree of freedom of an electron or a nucleus is one of the most basic properties of
nature and functions as an excellent qubit, as it provides a natural two-level system that is …

Quantum-mechanical effects at the macroscopic level were first explored in Josephson-
junction-based superconducting circuits in the 1980s. In recent decades, the emergence of …

BACKGROUND The past two decades have seen intense efforts aimed at building quantum
computing hardware with the potential to solve problems that are intractable on classical …

Abstract In 1984, Bychkov and Rashba introduced a simple form of spin–orbit coupling to
explain the peculiarities of electron spin resonance in two-dimensional semiconductors …

Hybrid quantum circuits combine two or more physical systems, with the goal of harnessing
the advantages and strengths of the different systems in order to better explore new …

The rise of quantum information science has provided new perspectives on quantum
mechanics, as well as a common language for quantum engineering. The focus on platforms …

This review describes recent groundbreaking results in Si, Si/SiGe, and dopant-based
quantum dots, and it highlights the remarkable advances in Si-based quantum physics that …

Thermodynamics originated in the need to understand novel technologies developed by the
Industrial Revolution. However, over the centuries, the description of engines, refrigerators …

Semiconductor spins are one of the few qubit realizations that remain a serious candidate
for the implementation of large-scale quantum circuits. Excellent scalability is often argued …

Electron spins in silicon quantum dots are attractive systems for quantum computing owing
to their long coherence times and the promise of rapid scaling of the number of dots in a …