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Karigerasi, Manohar H.

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Synthesis of Eu(HCOO) 3 and $\mathrm{Eu(HCOO)_3}$ • $\mathrm{(HCONH_2)_2}$ crystals and observation of their 5 D 0 → 7 F 0 transition for quantum information systems

Two stoichiometric metal-organic frameworks containing Eu 3+ cations are probed as candidates for photon-based quantum information storage. Synthesis procedures for growing 0.2 mm, rod-shaped Eu(HCOO) 3 and 1–3 mm, rhombohedral $\mathrm{Eu(HCOO)_3}$ • $\mathrm{(HCONH_2)_2}$ single crystals are presented with visible precipitation as soon as 1 h into heating for Eu(HCOO) 3 and 24 h for $\mathrm{Eu(HCOO)_3}$ • $\mathrm{(HCONH_2)_2}$. Room temperature and 1.4 K photoluminescence measurements of the 5 D 0 → 7 F J transitions of Eu 3+ are analyzed for both compounds. Comparisons of peak width and intensity are discussed along with the notable first report for both of the 5 D 0 → 7 F 0 transition, the hyperfine structure of which has potential use in quantum memory applications. Furthermore, the air instability of $\mathrm{Eu(HCOO)_3}$ • $\mathrm{(HCONH_2)_2}$ and the transformation of its photoluminescence properties are discussed.

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