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Coherent spin dynamics between electron and nucleus within a single atom

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  • Lukas M. Veldman

    (Delft University of Technology)

  • Evert W. Stolte

    (Delft University of Technology)

  • Mark P. Canavan

    (Delft University of Technology)

  • Rik Broekhoven

    (Delft University of Technology)

  • Philip Willke

    (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)

  • Laëtitia Farinacci

    (Delft University of Technology)

  • Sander Otte

    (Delft University of Technology)

Abstract

The nuclear spin, being much more isolated from the environment than its electronic counterpart, presents opportunities for quantum experiments with prolonged coherence times. Electron spin resonance (ESR) combined with scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) provides a bottom-up platform to study the fundamental properties of nuclear spins of single atoms on a surface. However, access to the time evolution of nuclear spins remained a challenge. Here, we present an experiment resolving the nanosecond coherent dynamics of a hyperfine-driven flip-flop interaction between the spin of an individual nucleus and that of an orbiting electron. We use the unique local controllability of the magnetic field emanating from the STM probe tip to bring the electron and nuclear spins in tune, as evidenced by a set of avoided level crossings in ESR-STM. Subsequently, we polarize both spins through scattering of tunnelling electrons and measure the resulting free evolution of the coupled spin system using a DC pump-probe scheme. The latter reveals a complex pattern of multiple interfering coherent oscillations, providing unique insight into hyperfine physics on a single atom level.

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  • Lukas M. Veldman & Evert W. Stolte & Mark P. Canavan & Rik Broekhoven & Philip Willke & Laëtitia Farinacci & Sander Otte, 2024. "Coherent spin dynamics between electron and nucleus within a single atom," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-52270-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52270-0
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