Coherent spin manipulation of individual atoms on a surface

Achieving time-domain control of quantum states with atomic-scale spatial resolution in nanostructures is a long-term goal in quantum nanoscience and spintronics. Here, we demonstrate coherent spin rotations of individual atoms on a surface at the nanosecond time scale, using an all-electric scheme...

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Main Authors: Yang, K, Paul, W, Phark, S, Willke, P, Bae, Y, Choi, T, Esat, T, Ardavan, A, Heinrich, A, Lutz, C
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יצא לאור: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2019
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author Yang, K
Paul, W
Phark, S
Willke, P
Bae, Y
Choi, T
Esat, T
Ardavan, A
Heinrich, A
Lutz, C
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Paul, W
Phark, S
Willke, P
Bae, Y
Choi, T
Esat, T
Ardavan, A
Heinrich, A
Lutz, C
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description Achieving time-domain control of quantum states with atomic-scale spatial resolution in nanostructures is a long-term goal in quantum nanoscience and spintronics. Here, we demonstrate coherent spin rotations of individual atoms on a surface at the nanosecond time scale, using an all-electric scheme in a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). By modulating the atomically confined magnetic interaction between the STM tip and surface atoms, we drive quantum Rabi oscillations between spin-up and spin-down states in as little as ~20 nanoseconds. Ramsey fringes and spin echo signals allow us to understand and improve quantum coherence. We further demonstrate coherent operations on engineered atomic dimers. The coherent control of spins arranged with atomic precision provides a solid-state platform for quantum-state engineering and simulation of many-body systems.
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spelling oxford-uuid:e3157dfc-e88f-4e27-a969-c3d7f18159ab2022-03-27T10:06:20ZCoherent spin manipulation of individual atoms on a surfaceJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:e3157dfc-e88f-4e27-a969-c3d7f18159abSymplectic Elements at OxfordAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science2019Yang, KPaul, WPhark, SWillke, PBae, YChoi, TEsat, TArdavan, AHeinrich, ALutz, CAchieving time-domain control of quantum states with atomic-scale spatial resolution in nanostructures is a long-term goal in quantum nanoscience and spintronics. Here, we demonstrate coherent spin rotations of individual atoms on a surface at the nanosecond time scale, using an all-electric scheme in a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). By modulating the atomically confined magnetic interaction between the STM tip and surface atoms, we drive quantum Rabi oscillations between spin-up and spin-down states in as little as ~20 nanoseconds. Ramsey fringes and spin echo signals allow us to understand and improve quantum coherence. We further demonstrate coherent operations on engineered atomic dimers. The coherent control of spins arranged with atomic precision provides a solid-state platform for quantum-state engineering and simulation of many-body systems.
spellingShingle Yang, K
Paul, W
Phark, S
Willke, P
Bae, Y
Choi, T
Esat, T
Ardavan, A
Heinrich, A
Lutz, C
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