Patent · US Expired

Quantum computer

US6787794B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 11, 2001
Grant dateSep 7, 2004
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Expiry dateJul 26, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S977/933
  • WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A quantum computer comprises a pair of qubits disposed between first and second single-electron electrometers and a control gate. The qubits each comprise a molecule of ammonia caged inside a C60 molecule disposed on a substrate. The ammonia-bearing C60 molecule is positioned using a scanning probe microscope.

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