CQuIC Seminars
Spin-Dependent Excited State Processes in Molecules: A Chemical Approach to Qubit Generation and Manipulation
Presented by Martin Kirk, University of New Mexico
A brief background to chemical control of qubits will be presented. We will then discuss excited state interactions in spin containing Donor-Acceptor and Donor-Bridge-Acceptor systems with respect to how magnetic exchange interactions affect excited state processes. Our efforts have focused on determining excited state contributions to molecular bridge mediated electronic coupling, understanding how open-shell excited state singlet configurations promote long-range electron correlation, and developing new platforms for spin control of excited state dynamics in photoexcited donor-acceptor molecules. Using novel Donor-Bridge-Acceptor biradical and related complexes, we discuss their relevance to the emerging molecular quantum information science field, including the optical generation and manipulation of spin qubits. Here we will show how a combined spectroscopic approach augmented by detailed bonding calculations has provided keen insight into the electronic structure of these novel transition metal - radical complexes, furthering our understanding of molecular electronic systems at the nanoscale.
3:30 pm, Thursday, December 12, 2019
PAIS-2540, PAIS
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