(DURIP) INSTRUMENTATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPIN-RESOLVED ULTRAFAST ELECTRON DIFFRACTION

Abstract

We propose to acquire instrumentation for the development of a novel technique that will address whether a low-dimensional topological material is suitable to serve as a host platform for quantum computing based on spin qubits. A comprehensive experimental tool, termed spin-polarized ultrafast electron diffraction, will detect spin dynamics details in both topological and strongly correlated electron systems. The instrumentation will help address the timely and critical problem of determining how the spin-lattice interaction in 2D transition metal dichalcogenides affects spin decoherence and, ultimately, the quantum computing capabilities of the material. In addition, the ability to simultaneously measure spin- and time-resolved lattice dynamics stands to open a new approach to the difficult problem of disentangling charge, spin, orbital and lattice quantum channels of correlated materials.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Mar 07, 2023
Source ID
FA95502110237

Entities

People

  • Byron Freelon

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • United States Air Force
  • University of Houston System

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Dots
  • Space