Artist's Impression of a Phosphorus Atom (IMAGE)

University of New South Wales

Artist's Impression of a Phosphorus Atom

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This is an artist’s impression of a phosphorus atom (red sphere surrounded by electron cloud, with arrow showing the spin direction) coupled to a silicon single-electron transistor. A burst of microwaves (blue) is used to ‘write’ information on the electron spin.

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Credit: Tony Melov

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