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Carbon surprises again

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Experiments in 13C nanotubes reveal surprisingly strong nuclear spin effects that, if properly harnessed, could provide a mechanism for manipulation and storage of quantum information.

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Figure 1: Probing spin transport in CNT double dots.

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Trauzettel, B., Loss, D. Carbon surprises again. Nature Phys 5, 317–318 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys1266

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