Electron-nuclear interaction in 13C nanotube double quantum dots

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Electron-nuclear interaction in 13C nanotube double quantum dots. / Churchill, H O H; Bestwick, A J; Harlow, J W; Kuemmeth, Ferdinand; Marcos, D; Stwertka, C H; Watson, S K; Marcus, C M.

In: Nature Physics, Vol. 5, No. 5, 06.04.2009, p. 321-326.

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Churchill, HOH, Bestwick, AJ, Harlow, JW, Kuemmeth, F, Marcos, D, Stwertka, CH, Watson, SK & Marcus, CM 2009, 'Electron-nuclear interaction in 13C nanotube double quantum dots', Nature Physics, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 321-326. https://doi.org/doi:10.1038/nphys1247

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Churchill, H. O. H., Bestwick, A. J., Harlow, J. W., Kuemmeth, F., Marcos, D., Stwertka, C. H., Watson, S. K., & Marcus, C. M. (2009). Electron-nuclear interaction in 13C nanotube double quantum dots. Nature Physics, 5(5), 321-326. https://doi.org/doi:10.1038/nphys1247

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Churchill HOH, Bestwick AJ, Harlow JW, Kuemmeth F, Marcos D, Stwertka CH et al. Electron-nuclear interaction in 13C nanotube double quantum dots. Nature Physics. 2009 Apr 6;5(5):321-326. https://doi.org/doi:10.1038/nphys1247

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Churchill, H O H ; Bestwick, A J ; Harlow, J W ; Kuemmeth, Ferdinand ; Marcos, D ; Stwertka, C H ; Watson, S K ; Marcus, C M. / Electron-nuclear interaction in 13C nanotube double quantum dots. In: Nature Physics. 2009 ; Vol. 5, No. 5. pp. 321-326.

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