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Quantum-Sensing Crystals Grew on Glass in Minutes

Commercial precursors produced room-temperature optically addressable molecular films in air.

Published Updated Story ID: mp-2026-09-28-018
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Summary

Commercial precursors produced room-temperature optically addressable molecular films in air.

Microspacing in-air sublimation used microgram quantities of commercial precursors to grow optically clear molecular crystals on glass without vacuum or inert-gas handling. Several chemically distinct pairs showed room-temperature optically detected magnetic resonance, and one supported coherent ensemble spin control with a reported 0.56-microsecond coherence time. The work establishes a rapid materials-screening route, not a finished sensor platform.

Why it matters

Commercial precursors produced room-temperature optically addressable molecular films in air.

Limits and context

  • The work establishes a rapid materials-screening route, not a finished sensor platform.

Key claims

  1. Commercial precursors produced room-temperature optically addressable molecular films in air.

    Qualification: The work establishes a rapid materials-screening route, not a finished sensor platform.

    Evidence: source-2026-09-28-020

Sources

  1. arXiv preprint 2609.30899arXiv · primary research

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