The critical role of ultra-low-energy vibrations in the relaxation dynamics of molecular qubits

Understanding phonon-induced relaxation in molecular qubits is a crucial step in realizing their application potential. Garlatti at al. use a combination of inelastic X-ray scattering and density functional theory to investigate the role of low-energy phonons on spin relaxation of a prototypical mol...

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Main Authors: E. Garlatti, A. Albino, S. Chicco, V. H. A. Nguyen, F. Santanni, L. Paolasini, C. Mazzoli, R. Caciuffo, F. Totti, P. Santini, R. Sessoli, A. Lunghi, S. Carretta
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36852-y
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spelling doaj.art-f5a301df4b54476786a1a62b1ec4f1e42023-03-26T11:13:41ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-03-0114111110.1038/s41467-023-36852-yThe critical role of ultra-low-energy vibrations in the relaxation dynamics of molecular qubitsE. Garlatti0A. Albino1S. Chicco2V. H. A. Nguyen3F. Santanni4L. Paolasini5C. Mazzoli6R. Caciuffo7F. Totti8P. Santini9R. Sessoli10A. Lunghi11S. Carretta12Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma and UdR Parma, INSTMDipartimento di Chimica ‘Ugo Schiff’, Università Degli Studi di Firenze and UdR Firenze, INSTMDipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma and UdR Parma, INSTMSchool of Physics, AMBER and CRANN Institute, Trinity CollegeDipartimento di Chimica ‘Ugo Schiff’, Università Degli Studi di Firenze and UdR Firenze, INSTMESRF - The European Synchrotron Radiation FacilityNational Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National LaboratoryINFN, Sezione di GenovaDipartimento di Chimica ‘Ugo Schiff’, Università Degli Studi di Firenze and UdR Firenze, INSTMDipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma and UdR Parma, INSTMDipartimento di Chimica ‘Ugo Schiff’, Università Degli Studi di Firenze and UdR Firenze, INSTMSchool of Physics, AMBER and CRANN Institute, Trinity CollegeDipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma and UdR Parma, INSTMUnderstanding phonon-induced relaxation in molecular qubits is a crucial step in realizing their application potential. Garlatti at al. use a combination of inelastic X-ray scattering and density functional theory to investigate the role of low-energy phonons on spin relaxation of a prototypical molecular qubit.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36852-y
spellingShingle E. Garlatti
A. Albino
S. Chicco
V. H. A. Nguyen
F. Santanni
L. Paolasini
C. Mazzoli
R. Caciuffo
F. Totti
P. Santini
R. Sessoli
A. Lunghi
S. Carretta
The critical role of ultra-low-energy vibrations in the relaxation dynamics of molecular qubits
Nature Communications
title The critical role of ultra-low-energy vibrations in the relaxation dynamics of molecular qubits
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title_full_unstemmed The critical role of ultra-low-energy vibrations in the relaxation dynamics of molecular qubits
title_short The critical role of ultra-low-energy vibrations in the relaxation dynamics of molecular qubits
title_sort critical role of ultra low energy vibrations in the relaxation dynamics of molecular qubits
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36852-y
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