A molecular approach to quantum sensing

CJ Yu, S Von Kugelgen, DW Laorenza… - ACS central …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The second quantum revolution hinges on the creation of materials that unite atomic
structural precision with electronic and structural tunability. A molecular approach to …

[HTML][HTML] Diamond surface engineering for molecular sensing with nitrogen—vacancy centers

E Janitz, K Herb, LA Völker, WS Huxter… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantum sensing using optically addressable atomic-scale defects, such as the nitrogen-
vacancy (NV) center in diamond, provides new opportunities for sensitive and highly …

[HTML][HTML] Quantum networks based on color centers in diamond

M Ruf, NH Wan, H Choi, D Englund… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
With the ability to transfer and process quantum information, large-scale quantum networks
will enable a suite of fundamentally new applications, from quantum communications to …

Atomic-scale imaging of a 27-nuclear-spin cluster using a quantum sensor

MH Abobeih, J Randall, CE Bradley, HP Bartling… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a powerful method for determining the structure of
molecules and proteins. Whereas conventional NMR requires averaging over large …

Negative quasiprobabilities enhance phase estimation in quantum-optics experiment

N Lupu-Gladstein, YB Yilmaz… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Operator noncommutation, a hallmark of quantum theory, limits measurement precision,
according to uncertainty principles. Wielded correctly, though, noncommutation can boost …

Entanglement of spin-pair qubits with intrinsic dephasing times exceeding a minute

HP Bartling, MH Abobeih, B **ault, MJ Degen… - Physical Review X, 2022 - APS
Understanding and protecting the coherence of individual quantum systems is a central
challenge in quantum science and technology. Over the past decades, a rich variety of …

Nanoscale covariance magnetometry with diamond quantum sensors

J Rovny, Z Yuan, M Fitzpatrick, AI Abdalla, L Futamura… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamond are atom-scale defects that can be used to sense
magnetic fields with high sensitivity and spatial resolution. Typically, the magnetic field is …

Coherence enhancement of solid-state qubits by local manipulation of the electron spin bath

W Zheng, K Bian, X Chen, Y Shen, S Zhang, R Stöhr… - Nature Physics, 2022 - nature.com
The performance of qubit-based technologies can be strongly limited by environmental
sources of noise and disorder that cause decoherence. Qubits used in quantum sensing are …

Quantum circuits for measuring weak values, Kirkwood–Dirac quasiprobability distributions, and state spectra

R Wagner, Z Schwartzman-Nowik… - Quantum Science …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Weak values and Kirkwood–Dirac (KD) quasiprobability distributions have been
independently associated with both foundational issues in quantum theory and advantages …

Floquet prethermalization with lifetime exceeding 90 s in a bulk hyperpolarized solid

W Beatrez, O Janes, A Akkiraju, A Pillai, A Oddo… - Physical review …, 2021 - APS
We report the observation of long-lived Floquet prethermal states in a bulk solid composed
of dipolar-coupled C 13 nuclei in diamond at room temperature. For precessing nuclear …