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Enhanced coherence of rare-earth nuclear spins in a crystal

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Rare-earth ions in crystals are useful in precision measurements and quantum information science because of their exceptional optical and spin coherence properties. We show that the nuclear spin coherence time of $^{153}\mathrm{Eu}^{3+}$ ions doped into yttrium orthosilicate can be significantly enhanced by driving the environmental nuclear spins in the host crystal. This method of enhancing the spin coherence time can lead to improved precision measurements using rare-earth-doped crystals.

Source: Physical Review A

DOI: 10.1103/s3dn-1wf7

Authors: Bassam Nima, Yuiki Takahashi, Amar Vutha

Language: English

Topic: Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, John Templeton Foundation, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Awards: ONIX: a search for nuclear T-violation using octupole-deformed nuclei in crystals, Research - University of Toronto (2023)

OpenAlex ID: W7172497266

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