Our lab is bringing the atomistic control inherent in chemistry to the challenge of creating materials for quantum information science. Here, we can design individual quantum units, qubits, and build them into larger architectures for applications in quantum information science including quantum sensing, simulation and communication. For this talk, I will describe recent work using molecular synthesis to create qubits where the spin information is read out using light. These molecules replicate the electronic structure and physical properties of defect-based spin qubits such as the anionic NV center in diamond. The aggregate of defects in semiconductors demonstrating optically detected magnetic resonance are known as color centers. With our molecular color centers, we seamless integrate with an established spectroscopic infrastructure, while adding structural and electronic tunability.

Molecular color centers

ACS Spring Meeting 2021

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