Coherent Coupling Between Vanadyl Phthalocyanine Spin Ensemble and Microwave Photons: Towards Integration of Molecular Spin Qubits into Quantum Circuits

Overview

Journal Sci Rep

Specialty Science

Date 2017 Oct 14

PMID 29026118

Citations 8

Authors

C Bonizzoni

A Ghirri

M Atzori

L Sorace

R Sessoli

M Affronte

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Abstract

Electron spins are ideal two-level systems that may couple with microwave photons so that, under specific conditions, coherent spin-photon states can be realized. This represents a fundamental step for the transfer and the manipulation of quantum information. Along with spin impurities in solids, molecular spins in concentrated phases have recently shown coherent dynamics under microwave stimuli. Here we show that it is possible to obtain high cooperativity regime between a molecular Vanadyl Phthalocyanine (VOPc) spin ensemble and a high quality factor superconducting YBaCuO (YBCO) coplanar resonator at 0.5 K. This demonstrates that molecular spin centers can be successfully integrated in hybrid quantum devices.

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