Modelling Conformational Flexibility in a Spectrally Addressable Molecular Multi‐Qubit Model System
Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: Dipolar coupled multi‐spin systems have the potential to be used as molecular qubits. Herein we report the synthesis of a molecular multi‐qubit model system with three individually addressable, weakly interacting, spin centres of differing g‐values. We use pulsed Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) techniques to characterise and separately address the individual electron spin qubits; CuII, Cr7Ni ring and a nitroxide, to determine the strength of the inter‐qubit dipolar interaction. Orientation selective Relaxation‐Induced Dipolar Modulation Enhancement (os‐RIDME) detecting across the CuII spectrum revealed a strongly correlated CuII‐Cr7Ni ring relationship; detecting on the nitroxide resonance measured both the nitroxide and CuII or nitroxide and Cr7Ni ring correlations, with switchability of the interaction based on differing relaxation dynamics, indicating a handle for implementing EPR‐based quantum information processing (QIP) algorithms.
Language: English
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $5,100
Awards: G1192068611, G1219913396, G1267429269, G1328922733, Core Capability for Chemistry Research: University of Manchester, G1872917083, FAult Tolerant MOLecular Spin processor, G1942994768, G1964621239, G2420245581, G4555139402, From rings to nanostructures, G6607211661, G7171574188, G7332968196, G8111471146, G8307044531, G8421894998, A National Research Facility for EPR Spectroscopy, 2022-2027, G8991631225
OpenAlex ID: W4304689537