Room-Temperature Optically Detected Coherent Control of Molecular Spins

Mena et al. demonstrated optically detected coherent control of photoexcited pentacene triplet spins at room temperature in a molecular crystal and a thermally evaporated film.

Key Results

• Observed room-temperature Rabi oscillations with photoluminescence contrast exceeding $15\%$.
• Retained microsecond-scale coherence in both bulk-crystal and thin-film realizations.
• Demonstrated a molecular spin–optical interface aimed primarily at quantum sensing and imaging.

Links

• Journal: Physical Review Letters
• arXiv: 2402.07572

Zoo Links

• molecular-qubit