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The Spin Answered the Voltage
Exchange with a magnetic electrode let researchers tune and coherently control one molecular spin electrically.
Summary
Exchange with a magnetic electrode let researchers tune and coherently control one molecular spin electrically.
Researchers at the Institute for Basic Science and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology used electron-spin-resonance scanning tunneling microscopy to control individual iron-phthalocyanine molecules and related spin complexes. Moving an applied voltage near a molecular electronic level changed exchange with a magnetic electrode, shifting the resonance frequency by nearly 30 percent, while voltage pulses drove coherent Rabi oscillations. The July 29 Nature Physics result is a laboratory demonstration of local addressability, not a scalable quantum computer.
Why it matters
Exchange with a magnetic electrode let researchers tune and coherently control one molecular spin electrically.
Limits and context
- The July 29 Nature Physics result is a laboratory demonstration of local addressability, not a scalable quantum computer.
Key claims
Exchange with a magnetic electrode let researchers tune and coherently control one molecular spin electrically.
Qualification: The July 29 Nature Physics result is a laboratory demonstration of local addressability, not a scalable quantum computer.
Evidence: source-2026-07-29-001
Sources
- Institute for Basic Science via EurekAlert: Exchange-mediated electric control of molecular spinsInstitute for Basic Science via EurekAlert · official announcement
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