Uses the electron and nuclear spins of individual atoms in silicon as quantum information carriers, developing the control and readout methods needed to make those qubits usable.
UNSW SydneyarXivMorello’s contribution centers on making a single atom in silicon behave as a controllable information system. His group’s electron-spin work established practical readout and control, followed by nuclear-spin demonstrations that exploited a different part of the same atom. This gives silicon quantum computing both processing and memory possibilities. The research is significant because a qubit needs preparation, operations and measurement together; long coherence alone is insufficient. The cited results remain specific experimental demonstrations rather than evidence of a completed large-scale processor.
UNSW SydneyarXivDefining contributions
Work, in context- 2012
A single-atom electron qubit
Coauthored the demonstration of an electron-spin qubit associated with a single phosphorus atom in silicon, as documented in UNSW’s research record.
Coauthor of the single-atom electron-spin experiment, as documented by UNSW; shared experimental credit.
Source-supported recordUNSW Sydney - 2013
Reading and controlling one nuclear spin
Coauthored electrical single-shot readout and coherent control of a phosphorus nuclear spin, integrating the atom into a silicon nanostructure.
Coauthor of the phosphorus nuclear-spin readout and control experiment; shared experimental credit.
Source-supported recordarXiv
Follow the evidence
2 sourcesPrimary papers, institutional records and attributed announcements. Each source supports the claims linked above.
- UNSW SydneyInstitutional profile
Scientia Professor Andrea Morello
Identity, professional identification and contribution context
Checked 2026-09-19 - arXivResearch paper
High-fidelity readout and control of a nuclear spin qubit in silicon
Coauthorship, phosphorus nuclear-spin readout and control
Published 2013-02-01 · Checked 2026-09-19