Regensburg 2022 – wissenschaftliches Programm
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DY: Fachverband Dynamik und Statistische Physik
DY 36: Quantum Coherence and Quantum Information Systems (joint session TT/DY)
DY 36.8: Vortrag
Donnerstag, 8. September 2022, 11:30–11:45, H22
Crystal electric field effects in yttrium orthosilicate doped with paramagnetic rare-earth ions — •Tim Hofmann, Andreas Bauer, Fabian Kessler, and Christian Pfleiderer — Chair for the Topology of Correlated Systems, Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Monoclinic yttrium orthosilicate Y2SiO5 doped with several ten ppm of rare-earth ions, such as Er3+, Yb3+, or Nd3+, represents a candidate material for optical applications in quantum information technology. The amount of dopants directly influences key properties, such as the linewidth or the coherence time, and in turn precise control on the doping levels is essential. The quantitative determination of doping on ppm level is challenging when using conventional characterization techniques. Here, we report the magnetic characterization of rare-earth doped yttrium orthosilicate single crystals. We infer information from magnetization measurements at low temperatures down to 2 K for magnetic fields up to 14 T applied along the optical axes b, D1, and D2, exhibiting paramagnetic contributions characteristic of rare-earth ions. Distinct crystalline anisotropy and the substitution of yttrium on two magnetically inequivalent sites is observed, indicating the importance of crystal electric field effects for both the fundamental characterization and potential applications in quantum information technology.