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Publication
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
Review
Limitations of silicon devices for quantum computing
Abstract
There is considerable interest in the use of silicon devices as qubits for quantum computing. The existence of nuclear spin in a silicon isotope and the complex band structure of silicon are unfavourable for this application of silicon devices.