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IMAGE: Based on the Europium(III) scientists aim to advance the development of Quantum Computers. view more
Credit: S. Kuppusamy, KIT
Light can be used to operate quantum information processing systems, e.g. quantum computers, quickly and efficiently. Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Chimie ParisTech/CNRS have now significantly advanced the development of molecule-based materials suitable for use as light-addressable fundamental quantum units. As they report in the journal
Nature Communications, they have demonstrated for the first time the possibility of addressing nuclear spin levels of a molecular complex of europium(III) rare-earth ions with light. (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22383-x)
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IMAGE: Professor Laurent Schmalen (Photo: Markus Breig, KIT) and Dr. Tonya Vitova (Photo: Private) receive an ERC Consolidator Grant each. view more
Credit: Markus Breig, KIT
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For their projects, two researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) receive a Consolidator Grant each of the European Research Council (ERC). Dr. Tonya Vitova, in her project The Actinide Bond, studies actinide bonds with innovative spectroscopic methods to better understand the environmental behavior of these elements. Professor Laurent Schmalen, in his project RENEW, works on reducing the complexity and energy consumption of communication systems and on making them more efficient and environmentally friendly. In the next five years, both projects will be funded by the ERC with up to EUR 2 million each.