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\u200bPreprints<\/strong><\/p>\n

J. Duan, F. Torres-Leal, J. M. Nichol. Measuring and correcting nanosecond pulse distortions in quantum-dot spin qubits<\/a>.\u00a0arXiv: 2512.04846 (2026).<\/p>\n

Shizai Chu,\u00a0Suraj Thapa Magar,\u00a0John Nichol,\u00a0Keji Lai. Visualization of Gaussian Mode Profile in Gigahertz Surface-Acoustic-Wave Resonators<\/a>. arXiv:\u00a02601.15480 (2026).<\/p>\n

Dylan Albrecht, Feiyang Ye, N. Tobias Jacobson, John M. Nichol. Multi-level charge fluctuations in a Si\/SiGe double quantum dot device.<\/a> arXiv: 2601.08088 (2026).<\/p>\n

M. Ranjan Sahu, S. Thapa Magar, Y. P. Kandel, J. M. Nichol. Pyroelectric effects in semiconductor-lithium niobate quantum devices<\/a>. arXiv: 2512.19931 (2025).<\/p>\n

J. Duan,\u00a0F. Torres-Leal,\u00a0J. M. Nichol. Mitigating residual exchange coupling in resonant singlet-triplet qubits<\/a>. arXiv: 2512.04846 (2025).<\/p>\n

2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

F. Ye, L. S. Dhami, J. M. Nichol.\u00a0 Measuring pulse heating in Si quantum dots with individual two-level fluctuators.<\/a> Phys. Rev. Applied\u00a025<\/b>, 024045 (2026).<\/p>\n

2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yujun Choi, John M Nichol, Edwin Barnes. Ballast charges for semiconductor spin qubits<\/a>. Phys. Rev. Lett.\u00a0134<\/b>, 237002 (2025).<\/p>\n

F. Ye, A. Ellaboudy, J. M. Nichol.\u00a0 Stabilizing an individual charge fluctuator in a Si\/SiGe quantum dot.<\/a> Phys. Rev. Applied\u00a023<\/b>, 044063 (2025).<\/p>\n

M. Medahinne, Y. P. Kandel, S. Thapa Magar, E. Champion, J.M. Nichol, M.S. Blok. Magnetic Field Tolerant Superconducting Spiral Resonators for Circuit QED<\/a>. Phys. Rev. Applied\u00a023<\/b>, 014070 (2025).<\/p>\n

X. Cai, H. Y. Walelign, J. M. Nichol. The formation nuclear-spin dark state in silicon<\/a>. Nature Physics 21<\/b>, 536\u2013541 (2025).<\/p>\n

2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

F. Ye,\u00a0A. Ellaboudy,\u00a0D. Albrecht,\u00a0R. Vudatha,\u00a0N. T. Jacobson,\u00a0J. M. Nichol.\u00a0Characterization of individual charge fluctuators in Si\/SiGe quantum dots<\/a>. Physical Review B 110<\/b>, 235305 (2024).<\/p>\n

Habitamu Y Walelign, Xinxin Cai, Bikun Li, Edwin Barnes, John M Nichol. Dynamically corrected gates in silicon singlet-triplet spin qubits<\/a>. Phys. Rev. Applied, 22<\/b>, 064029 (2024).<\/p>\n

A. Iyer, Y. P. Kandel, W. Xu, J. M. Nichol, W. H. Renninger.\u00a0Coherent optical coupling to surface acoustic wave devices<\/a>. Nature Communications,\u00a015<\/strong>, 3993 (2024).<\/p>\n

Y. P. Kandel, S. T. Magar, A. Iyer, W. H. Renninger, J. M. Nichol.\u00a0High-impedance surface acoustic wave resonators.<\/a>\u00a0Phys. Rev. Applied\u00a021<\/strong>, 014010, (2024).<\/p>\n

2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

G. Burkard, T. D. Ladd, J. M. Nichol, A. Pan, J. R. Petta.\u00a0Semiconductor Spin Qubits<\/a>. Rev. Mod. Phys.\u00a095<\/strong>, 025003 , (2023).<\/p>\n

X. Cai, E. J. Connors, L. F. Edge, J. M. Nichol.\u00a0Coherent spin-valley oscillations in silicon<\/a>. Nature Physics, (2023).<\/p>\n

2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

CW Kim, J. M. Nichol, A. N. Jordan, I. Franco.\u00a0Analog Quantum Simulation of the Dynamics of Open Quantum Systems with Quantum Dots and Microelectronic Circuits<\/a>\u00a0PRX Quantum\u00a03<\/strong>, 040308 (2022).<\/p>\n

E. J. Connors, JJ Nelson, L. F. Edge, J. M. Nichol.\u00a0Charge-noise spectroscopy of Si\/SiGe quantum dots via dynamically-decoupled exchange oscillations<\/a>\u00a0Nature Communications,\u00a013<\/strong>, 940 (2022).<\/p>\n

2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Y. P. Kandel, H. Qiao, J. M. Nichol.\u00a0Perspective on exchange-coupled quantum-dot spin chains<\/a>.\u00a0Applied Physics Letters<\/em>.\u00a0119<\/strong>, 030501 (2021).<\/p>\n

V. Lordi and J. M. Nichol.\u00a0Advances and opportunities in materials science for scalable quantum computing<\/a>.\u00a0MRS Bulletin<\/em>, (2021).<\/p>\n

J. S. Van Dyke, Y. P. Kandel, H. Qiao,\u00a0 J. M. Nichol, S. E. Economou, E. Barnes.\u00a0Protecting Quantum Information in Quantum Dot Spin Chains by Driving Exchange Interactions Periodically<\/a>.\u00a0Physical Review B,<\/em>\u00a0103<\/strong>, 245303\u00a0(2021).<\/p>\n

Y. P. Kandel, H. Qiao, S. Fallahi, G. C. Gardner, M. J. Manfra, J. M. Nichol.\u00a0Adiabatic quantum state transfer in a semiconductor quantum-dot spin chain<\/a>\u00a0Nature Communications,<\/em>\u00a012<\/strong>,\u00a02156\u00a0(2021)\u00a0.<\/p>\n

H. Qiao, Y. P. Kandel, J. S. Van Dyke, S. Fallahi, G. C. Gardner, M. J. Manfra, E. Barnes, J. M. Nichol.\u00a0Floquet-Enhanced Spin Swaps.<\/a>\u00a0Nature Communications<\/em>,\u00a012<\/strong>, 2142\u00a0(2021).<\/p>\n

H. Qiao, Y. P. Kandel, S. Fallahi, G. C. Gardner, M. J. Manfra, X. Hu, J. M. Nichol.\u00a0Long-distance superexchange between semiconductor quantum-dot electron spins.<\/a>\u00a0Physical Review Letters,<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>126<\/strong>, 017701\u00a0(2021).<\/p>\n

2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

H. Qiao, Y. P. Kandel, K. Deng, S. Fallahi, G. C. Gardner, M. J. Manfra, E. Barnes, J. M. Nichol. Coherent multi-spin exchange in a quantum-dot spin chain.<\/a>\u00a0Phys. Rev. X,\u00a0<\/em>10<\/strong>, 031006, (2020).<\/p>\n

H. Qiao, Y. P. Kandel, S. K. Manikandan, A. N. Jordan, S. Fallahi, G. C. Gardner, M. J. Manfra, J. M. Nichol.\u00a0Conditional Teleportation of Quantum-Dot Spin States.<\/a>\u00a0Nature Communications,\u00a0<\/em>11<\/strong>, 3022\u00a0(2020)\u00a0.<\/p>\n

E. J. Connors, JJ Nelson, H. Qiao, J. M. Nichol.\u00a0Rapid high-fidelity spin state readout in Si\/SiGe quantum dots via radio-frequency\u00a0<\/a>reflectometry<\/a>.<\/a>\u00a0Phys. Rev. Applied<\/em>,\u00a013\u00a0<\/strong>024019 (2020).<\/p>\n

2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

E. J. Connors, JJ Nelson, H. Qiao, L. F. Edge, J. M. Nichol.\u00a0Low-frequency charge noise in Si\/SiGe quantum dots.<\/a>\u00a0Phys. Rev. B<\/em>,\u00a0100<\/strong>, 165305\u00a0(2019).<\/p>\n

Y. P. Kandel, H. Qiao, S. Fallahi, G.C. Gardner, M. J. Manfra, J. M. Nichol.\u00a0Coherent spin state transfer via Heisenberg exchange.<\/a>\u00a0Nature<\/em>,\u00a0573<\/strong>,\u00a0553\u2013557\u00a0(2019).<\/p>\n