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Room temperature quantum coherence in a potential molecular qubit

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  • Katharina Bader

    (Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart)

  • Dominik Dengler

    (Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart)

  • Samuel Lenz

    (Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart)

  • Burkhard Endeward

    (Centre for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt)

  • Shang-Da Jiang

    (1. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart)

  • Petr Neugebauer

    (Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart)

  • Joris van Slageren

    (Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart)

Abstract

The successful development of a quantum computer would change the world, and current internet encryption methods would cease to function. However, no working quantum computer that even begins to rival conventional computers has been developed yet, which is due to the lack of suitable quantum bits. A key characteristic of a quantum bit is the coherence time. Transition metal complexes are very promising quantum bits, owing to their facile surface deposition and their chemical tunability. However, reported quantum coherence times have been unimpressive. Here we report very long quantum coherence times for a transition metal complex of 68 μs at low temperature (qubit figure of merit QM=3,400) and 1 μs at room temperature, much higher than previously reported values for such systems. We show that this achievement is because of the rigidity of the lattice as well as removal of nuclear spins from the vicinity of the magnetic ion.

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  • Katharina Bader & Dominik Dengler & Samuel Lenz & Burkhard Endeward & Shang-Da Jiang & Petr Neugebauer & Joris van Slageren, 2014. "Room temperature quantum coherence in a potential molecular qubit," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 5(1), pages 1-5, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:5:y:2014:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms6304
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6304
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    1. Haonan Wang & Heejun Kim & Duanfei Dong & Keisuke Shinokita & Kenji Watanabe & Takashi Taniguchi & Kazunari Matsuda, 2024. "Quantum coherence and interference of a single moiré exciton in nano-fabricated twisted monolayer semiconductor heterobilayers," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, December.

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