NICOP - Study of the non-equilibrium magnetic properties of individual molecules for quantum information

Abstract

Duringthelastyearsseveralworkshaveaddressedthemagnetizationpropertiesofmoleculesformagneticmemories,quantummetrologyandquantuminformationapplications.Mostofthemhavefocusedontheequilibriummagneticpropertiesasafunctionoftemperatureandfordifferentmolecularcomplexes,howevertheirnon-?????equilibriumdynamicssuchasspinrelaxationisofmajorimportanceforenablingapplicationsinquantummetrologyandquantuminformation.Hereweproposedaresearchplantostudythenon-?????equilibriumdynamicsofparamagneticandferromagneticmolecules.Weproposetoexplorethemagnetizationpropertiesofindividualmoleculesforenablingnovelnanosystemsforquantuminformationprocessing.Toachievethisgoalwewillconsidernotonlythesynthesisandcharacterizationwithstate-?????of-?????the-?????artmagnetometersbutalsoadvancedab-?????initiosimulationstogainfullunderstandingofthedynamics.AmongthemethodstobeusedwefindmagnetometryofhighsensitivityandhighspatialresolutionusingasingleelectronicspinassociatedtotheNitrogen-?????vacancycolorcentreindiamondincombinationwithconfocalandatomicforcemicroscopy;electronicandnuclearspinspectroscopyusingopticalcontrolofelectronicchargesandmicrowaveradiationtocontrolelectronicandnuclearspins.Particularattentionwillbegiventostableopticalandspinpropertiesofmoleculeswhichrobustnessisroutedinthesymmetryofthemolecules.Themodelingofmoleculeswillfocusonthegeometricalconfigurationofdifferentchargestates,electronictransfer,moleculardynamicsandtheeffectofvibrationsontheopticalpropertiesofmolecules.Theproposalaimstosearchfornovelmolecular???basednanosystemswithstablespinstatesandgoodcoherencetimesforquantuminformationapplications.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Oct 17, 2018
Source ID
N629091812180

Entities

People

  • Jeronimo R. Maze

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
  • United States Navy

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing