Author(s): David P. Franke, Florian M. Hrubesch, Markus Künzl, Hans-Werner Becker, Kohei M. Itoh, Martin Stutzmann, Felix Hoehne, Lukas Dreher, and Martin S. Brandt
The interaction between the nuclear quadrupole moment of Arsenic and an electric field gradient can be manipulated by applying an elastic strain to the host silicon crystal. This technique could allow for mechanical tuning of qubits.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 057601] Published Wed Jul 29, 2015