Scalable architectures for quantum computing using semiconductor quantum dots require interactions between qubits beyond adjacent quantum dots. Here, we propose using nanowires of electrons to mediate the interaction between two quantum dots. Virtual phonons in the linear chain of electrons can mediate an interaction that gives rise to effective spin-spin coupling of the electrons in distant quantum dots. We find coupling strengths of more than 30 MHz for experimentally realisable parameters in GaAs quantum dots.
@article{arxiv.2603.13519,
title = {Spin qubit gates via phonon buses in electron nanowires},
author = {Dylan Lewis and Roopayan Ghosh and Sanjeev Kumar and Michael Pepper and Charles Smith and Karyn Le Hur and Sougato Bose},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.13519},
year = {2026}
}