Spin Qubits Candidate in Transition-Metal-Ion doped Halide Double Perovskites.

Khamkaeo, Sakarn; Mopoung, Kunpot; Mukhuti, Kingshuk; de Dreu, Maarten W; Dávid, Anna; Zhang, Muyi; Fahlman, Mats; Gao, Feng et al. · Nat Commun · 2026

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Solid-state spin qubits offer a promising route toward scalable quantum technologies. Here we demonstrate that, despites of a nuclear-spin-rich host of halide double perovskites (HDPs), transition-metal centers (Cr<sup>3+</sup> and Fe<sup>3+</sup> ions) are a good candidate for spin qubits exhibiting long-lived electron spin coherence with <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <msub><mrow><mi>T</mi></mrow> <mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow> </msub> </math>  = 29.5 µs and 21.2 µs at 4 K, respectively. Notably, spin localization facilitates a well-defined electron-nuclear (e-N) spin rotation between the electron spin and the neighboring nuclear spins of <sup>35,37</sup>Cl and<sup>133</sup>Cs. The resulting e-N spin cluster is readily beneficial for a target nuclear-spin sensing. For the Cr<sup>3+</sup> spin centers, the optical transitions associated with Cr<sup>3+</sup> spin centers is spin-selective thereby paving a way for optical addressing of spins. Our findings from these spin ensemble studies establish HDPs as a new promising platform for creating solid-state spin qubits using simple and inexpensive solution-based single crystal growth methods, broadening material applications of halide perovskites.