quantum cell wire
<electronics, computing> (Or "quantum wire", "binary wire") Quantum cells
arranged in a line to carry signals. Adjacent cells with the same orientation
are at a low energy state and a change of orientation at one end of a quantum
wire propagates along the wire, transmitting a signal. However, unlike
conventional wire, since only the orientation of charge pairs changes, no
current flows.
Circuits created using quantum cell wires are referred to as Quantum-dot
Wireless Digital Circuits, see quantum dot, Quantum-dot Cellular Automata.
http://www.mitre.org/research/nanotech/quantum_dot_cell.html.
["Quantum Dot Heterostructures", D. Bimberg, et al, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Dec
1998]
(2001-07-17)
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