1. Spin resonance clock transition of the endohedral fullerene N15@C60
- Author
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Harding, R. T., Zhou, S., Zhou, J., Lindvall, T., Myers, W. K., Ardavan, A., Briggs, G. A. D., Porfyrakis, K., and Laird, E. A.
- Subjects
Computer Science::Hardware Architecture ,TA ,Physics::Atomic and Molecular Clusters ,QC - Abstract
The endohedral fullerene 15N@C60 has narrow electron paramagnetic resonance lines which have been proposed as the basis for a condensed-matter portable atomic clock. We measure the low-frequency spectrum of this molecule, identifying and characterizing a clock transition at which the frequency becomes insensitive to magnetic field. We infer a linewidth at the clock field of 100 kHz. Using experimental data, we are able to place a bound on the clock’s projected frequency stability. We discuss ways to improve the frequency stability to be competitive with existing miniature clocks.
- Published
- 2017