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Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Potential molecular qubits with long coherence time constructed using bromo-substituted trityl radicals

Yushuang Zhang, Yifei Fan, Xing‐Quan Tao, Geng-Yuan Li, Qing-Song Deng, Zhengjun Liu, Ye‐Xin Wang, Song Wei Gao, Shang‐Da Jiang

Published Jan 1, 2024• 15 citations
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Abstract

Bromo-substituted trityl radicals with long room-temperature quantum coherence are expected to be the future generation of molecular-based quantum bits.
DOI
10.1039/d3tc04395a

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