Exploiting chemistry and molecular systems for quantum information science

Michael R. Wasielewski; Malcolm D.E. Forbes; Natia L. Frank; Karol Kowalski; Gregory D. Scholes; Joel Yuen-Zhou; Marc A. Baldo; Danna E. Freedman; Randall H. Goldsmith; Theodore Goodson; Martin L. Kirk; James K. McCusker; Jennifer P. Ogilvie; David A. Shultz; Stefan Stoll; K. Birgitta Whaley

doi:10.1038/s41570-020-0200-5

Exploiting chemistry and molecular systems for quantum information science

Michael R. Wasielewski^*, Malcolm D.E. Forbes, Natia L. Frank, Karol Kowalski, Gregory D. Scholes, Joel Yuen-Zhou, Marc A. Baldo, Danna E. Freedman, Randall H. Goldsmith, Theodore Goodson, Martin L. Kirk, James K. McCusker, Jennifer P. Ogilvie, David A. Shultz, Stefan Stoll, K. Birgitta Whaley

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The power of chemistry to prepare new molecules and materials has driven the quest for new approaches to solve problems having global societal impact, such as in renewable energy, healthcare and information science. In the latter case, the intrinsic quantum nature of the electronic, nuclear and spin degrees of freedom in molecules offers intriguing new possibilities to advance the emerging field of quantum information science. In this Perspective, which resulted from discussions by the co-authors at a US Department of Energy workshop held in November 2018, we discuss how chemical systems and reactions can impact quantum computing, communication and sensing. Hierarchical molecular design and synthesis, from small molecules to supramolecular assemblies, combined with new spectroscopic probes of quantum coherence and theoretical modelling of complex systems, offer a broad range of possibilities to realize practical quantum information science applications. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	490-504
Number of pages	15
Journal	Nature Reviews Chemistry
Volume	4
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-020-0200-5
State	Published - Sep 1 2020

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This article evolved from presentations and discussions at the workshop ‘Exploiting Chemistry and Chemical Systems for Quantum Information Science’ held in November 2018 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA. The workshop was sponsored by the Council on Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences of the US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences. The authors thank the members of the Council for their encouragement and assistance in developing this workshop. In addition, the authors are indebted to the agencies responsible for funding their individual research efforts, without which this article would not have been possible.

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Wasielewski, M. R., Forbes, M. D. E., Frank, N. L., Kowalski, K., Scholes, G. D., Yuen-Zhou, J., Baldo, M. A., Freedman, D. E., Goldsmith, R. H., Goodson, T., Kirk, M. L., McCusker, J. K., Ogilvie, J. P., Shultz, D. A., Stoll, S., & Whaley, K. B. (2020). Exploiting chemistry and molecular systems for quantum information science. Nature Reviews Chemistry, 4(9), 490-504. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-020-0200-5

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