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A long lifetime floating on neon

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Electrons trapped above the surface of solid neon can be used to create qubits using spatial states with different charge distributions. These charge qubits combine direct electric field control with long coherence times.

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Fig. 1: Ultralong-coherence charge qubits floating on a solid neon surface.

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Noguchi, A. A long lifetime floating on neon. Nat. Phys. 20, 16–17 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-02297-9

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