Exploring electron spin dynamics in spin chains using defects as a quantum probe

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Main Authors: Soriano, L., Manoj-Kumar, A., Gerbaud, G., Savoyant, A., Dassonneville, R., Vezin, H., Jeannin, O., Orio, M., Fourmigué, M., Bertaina, S.
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author Soriano, L.
Manoj-Kumar, A.
Gerbaud, G.
Savoyant, A.
Dassonneville, R.
Vezin, H.
Jeannin, O.
Orio, M.
Fourmigué, M.
Bertaina, S.
author_facet Soriano, L.
Manoj-Kumar, A.
Gerbaud, G.
Savoyant, A.
Dassonneville, R.
Vezin, H.
Jeannin, O.
Orio, M.
Fourmigué, M.
Bertaina, S.
contents We investigate the quantum dynamics of the electron spin resonance of topological defects (edge state) in dimerized chains. These objects are discontinuities of the spin chain protected by the properties of the global system leading to a quantum many-body multiplet protected from the environment decoherence. Despite recent achievements in the realization of isolated and finite spin chains, the potential implementation in quantum devices needs the knowledge of the relaxation and decoherence sources. Our study reveals that electron spin lattice relaxation is governed at lowest temperatures by phonon-bottlenecked process and at high temperature by the chain dimerization gap. We show that the inter edge-state effective dipolar field is reduced by the intrachain exchange coupling leading to a longer coherence time than isolated ions at equivalent concentration. Ultimately, we demonstrate that the homogeneous broadening is governed by the intra-chain dipolar field, and we establish design principles for optimizing coherence in future materials.
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spellingShingle Exploring electron spin dynamics in spin chains using defects as a quantum probe
Soriano, L.
Manoj-Kumar, A.
Gerbaud, G.
Savoyant, A.
Dassonneville, R.
Vezin, H.
Jeannin, O.
Orio, M.
Fourmigué, M.
Bertaina, S.
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Quantum Physics
We investigate the quantum dynamics of the electron spin resonance of topological defects (edge state) in dimerized chains. These objects are discontinuities of the spin chain protected by the properties of the global system leading to a quantum many-body multiplet protected from the environment decoherence. Despite recent achievements in the realization of isolated and finite spin chains, the potential implementation in quantum devices needs the knowledge of the relaxation and decoherence sources. Our study reveals that electron spin lattice relaxation is governed at lowest temperatures by phonon-bottlenecked process and at high temperature by the chain dimerization gap. We show that the inter edge-state effective dipolar field is reduced by the intrachain exchange coupling leading to a longer coherence time than isolated ions at equivalent concentration. Ultimately, we demonstrate that the homogeneous broadening is governed by the intra-chain dipolar field, and we establish design principles for optimizing coherence in future materials.
title Exploring electron spin dynamics in spin chains using defects as a quantum probe
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.06722