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Engineering electronic structure to prolong relaxation times in molecular qubits by minimising orbital angular momentum

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  • Ana-Maria Ariciu

    (The University of Manchester
    The University of Manchester)

  • David H. Woen

    (University of California)

  • Daniel N. Huh

    (University of California)

  • Lydia E. Nodaraki

    (The University of Manchester)

  • Andreas K. Kostopoulos

    (The University of Manchester)

  • Conrad A. P. Goodwin

    (The University of Manchester)

  • Nicholas F. Chilton

    (The University of Manchester)

  • Eric J. L. McInnes

    (The University of Manchester
    The University of Manchester)

  • Richard E. P. Winpenny

    (The University of Manchester)

  • William J. Evans

    (University of California)

  • Floriana Tuna

    (The University of Manchester
    The University of Manchester)

Abstract

The proposal that paramagnetic transition metal complexes could be used as qubits for quantum information processing (QIP) requires that the molecules retain the spin information for a sufficient length of time to allow computation and error correction. Therefore, understanding how the electron spin-lattice relaxation time (T1) and phase memory time (Tm) relate to structure is important. Previous studies have focused on the ligand shell surrounding the paramagnetic centre, seeking to increase rigidity or remove elements with nuclear spins or both. Here we have studied a family of early 3d or 4f metals in the +2 oxidation states where the ground state is effectively a 2S state. This leads to a highly isotropic spin and hence makes the putative qubit insensitive to its environment. We have studied how this influences T1 and Tm and show unusually long relaxation times given that the ligand shell is rich in nuclear spins and non-rigid.

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  • Ana-Maria Ariciu & David H. Woen & Daniel N. Huh & Lydia E. Nodaraki & Andreas K. Kostopoulos & Conrad A. P. Goodwin & Nicholas F. Chilton & Eric J. L. McInnes & Richard E. P. Winpenny & William J. Ev, 2019. "Engineering electronic structure to prolong relaxation times in molecular qubits by minimising orbital angular momentum," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-11309-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11309-3
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