%0 Journal Article %T Quantum computation on gate-defined semiconductor quantum dots %A HaiOu Li %A Bing Yao %A Tao Tu %A GuoPing Guo %J Chinese Science Bulletin %@ 1861-9541 %D 2012 %I %R 10.1007/s11434-012-5091-5 %X During the past few years, researchers have made significant progress on quantum information processing in gate controlled semiconductor quantum dots. We review the global research efforts, including works by our group, which provides pathways towards applications in quantum computation. %K quantum dot %K quantum computing %U http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11434-012-5091-5