Observing Quantum Oscillation of Ground States in Single Molecular Magnet

Abstract

Single molecular magnets (SMMs) are among the potential systems for quantum memory and quantum information processing. Quantum coherence and oscillation are critical for these applications. The ground-state quantum coherence and Rabi oscillations of the SMM V15 ([V15(IV)As6(III)O42(H2O)]6-) have been studied in this context. We have affirmatively measured at 2.4 K the Rabi quantum oscillations and coherence time T2 for the ground states of the V15 ion of collective spin S=1/2, in addition to confirming the previously reported results for the S=3/2 excited states. The oscillations of S=3/2 and S=1/2 states are of different frequencies, and so can be separately selected for purposive manipulations. T2 of 188±4 ns (S=3/2) and 149±10 ns (S=1/2) are much less than T1∼12 μs and are further extendible via various approaches for qubit implementations.