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In optomechanical systems, the libration and rotation of nanoparticles offer profound insights for ultrasensitive torque measurement and macroscopic quantum superpositions. Achievements include transitioning libration to rotation up to 6…
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Exploiting physical processes for fast and energy-efficient computation bears great potential in the advancement of modern hardware components. This paper explores non-linear charge tunneling in nanoparticle networks, controlled by external…
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