Will spin-relaxation times in molecular magnets permit quantum information processing?

Using X-band pulsed electron-spin resonance, we report the intrinsic spin-lattice (T1) and phase-coherence (T2) relaxation times in molecular nanomagnets for the first time. In Cr7M heterometallic wheels, with M=Ni and Mn, phase-coherence relaxation is dominated by the coupling of the electron spin...

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Main Authors: Ardavan, A, Rival, O, Morton, J, Blundell, S, Tyryshkin, A, Timco, G, Winpenny, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007