High-Fidelity Control of a C 13 Nuclear Spin Coupled to a Tin-Vacancy Center in Diamond

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Authors: Jeremias Resch, Ioannis Karapatzakis, Mohamed Elshorbagy, Marcel Schrodin, Philipp Fuchs, Philipp Graßhoff, Luis Kussi, C. Sürgers, Cyril Popov, Christoph Becher, Wolfgang Wernsdorfer, David Hunger
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Abstract

Nuclear spins near group-IV defects in diamond are promising candidates for quantum memories in quantum network applications. Here, we demonstrate high-fidelity control of a single C 13 nuclear spin coupled to a tin-vacancy center in diamond. We perform a combination of optical and microwave pumping to achieve initialization into a combined electronuclear spin state with a fidelity of 99.74(3)%. Harnessing a superconducting waveguide for radio-frequency driving, we demonstrate precise nuclear-spin control: Ramsey measurements reveal a coherence time of T 2 * = 1.5 ( 1 ) ms , and we use dynamical decoupling to extend it to 1.35(3) s. We perform randomized benchmarking, yielding a single-qubit gate fidelity of 99.92(1)%. This demonstrates a coherent spin-photon system with promising properties for quantum network nodes.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research Quantum and electron transport phenomena Quantum optics and atomic interactions

Publication details

Journal / source
Physical Review X
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Volume
16
Issue
1
Publication date
9 February 2026
Language
EN