Science Daily August 8, 2018 Researchers in Switzerland combined a quantum system with a mechanical oscillator employing electrons trapped in nitrogen-vacancy centers and embedded these spins in single-crystalline mechanical resonators made from diamond. The nitrogen-vacancy spins possess three eigenstates, which can be described as “up,” “down” and “zero.” The researchers showed complete quantum control over such a three-level system, in a way not possible before. They showed that if the three eigenstates are coupled to each other the coherence time can be significantly extended. Research could have application in quantum sensing or quantum information processing… read more. Open Access TECHNICAL […]
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Self-assembling, tunable interfaces found in quantum materials
Phys.org March 27, 2018 Extensive research has shown that at interfaces between two materials, the remarkable properties of quantum materials can be strongly enhanced, or entirely new functional properties may arise. An international team of researchers (USA – Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of Tennessee, NIST, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, UK, Germany) has demonstrated that in certain metals, the competition between various interactions may be resolved by the spontaneous formation of a state in which the electronic and magnetic properties alternate periodically. The spontaneously self-assembling interfaces are intrinsically clean, and relevant parameters such as the interface thickness can be tuned […]