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Quantum dynamics for energetic advantage in a charge-based classical full-adder

João P. Moutinho, Marco Pezzutto, Sagar Pratapsi, Francisco Ferreira da Silva, Silvano De Franceschi, Sougato Bose, António T. Costa, Yasser Omar

PRX Energy 2, 033002 (2023), 2022

Abstract

We present a proposal for a one-bit full-adder to process classical information based on the quantum reversible dynamics of a triple quantum dot system. The device works via the repeated execution of a Fredkin gate implemented through the dynamics of a single time-independent Hamiltonian. Our proposal uses realistic parameter values and could be implemented on currently available quantum dot architectures. We compare the estimated energy requirements for operating our full-adder with those of well-known fully classical devices, and argue that our proposal may provide a consistently better energy efficiency. Our work serves as a proof of principle for the development of energy-efficient information technologies operating through coherent quantum dynamics.

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