Single-shot readout of the nuclear spin of an on-surface atom.

ABSTRACT: Nuclear spins owe their long-lived magnetic states to their excellent isolation from the environment. At the same time, a finite degree of interaction with their surroundings is necessary for reading and writing the spin state. Therefore, detailed knowledge of and control over the atomic environment of a nuclear spin is key to optimizing conditions for quantum information applications. While various platforms enabled single-shot readout of nuclear spins, their direct environments were either unknown or impossible to controllably modify on the atomic scale. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), combined with electron spin resonance (ESR), provides atomic-scale information of individual nuclear spins via the hyperfine interaction. Here, we demonstrate single-shot readout of an individual 49Ti

SUBMITTER: Stolte EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12370962 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature