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Clock Transitions Guard Against Spin Decoherence in Singlet Fission

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Abstract

Short coherence times present a primary obstacle in quantum computing and sensing applications. In atomic systems, clock transitions (CTs), formed from avoided crossings in an applied Zeeman field, can substantially increase coherence times. We show how CTs can dampen intrinsic and extrinsic sources of quantum noise in molecules. Conical intersections between two periodic potentials form CTs in electron paramagnetic resonance experiments of the spin-polarized singlet fission photoproduct. We report on a pair of CTs for a two-chromophore molecule in terms of the Zeeman field strength, molecular orientation relative to the field, and molecular geometry.

Publication: Clock Transitions Guard Against Spin Decoherence in Singlet Fission, listed on arXiv --- submitted to Journal of Chemical Physics

Presenters

  • Sina G Lewis

    University of Colorado Boulder

Authors

  • Sina G Lewis

    University of Colorado Boulder

  • Kori E Smyser

    University of Colorado Boulder

  • Joel D Eaves

    University of Colorado Boulder