Nuclear quadrupole interaction and zero first-order Zeeman transitions of 167Er3+in CaWO4
We report microwave spectroscopy of 167Er3+ doped in CaWO4, which reveals the hyperfine splitting of the erbium electronic ground state (Z1, Jeff = 15/2) induced by the I = 7/2 nuclear spin. From spectra measured below similar to 50 mK in magnetic fields up to 200 mT, we extract spin-Hamiltonian parameters including the electron g, hyperfine A, and nuclear electric quadrupolar Q tensors. Crucially, our analysis demonstrates unambiguously that the previously unobserved nuclear electric quadrupolar moment is essential to reproduce the experimental data. With these refined parameters, we identify zero first-order Zeeman (ZEFOZ) transitions at zero magnetic field. Extending the analysis to finite fields, we uncover that ZEFOZ points lie either along the c axis or within the a-b plane. These results establish CaWO4 as a promising host for long lifetime quantum memories.
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Marsh, L., Yikai, Y., Mattiroli, C., Sayat, M. T., Tri, D. M., Ronnow, H. M., Longdell, J. J., & Soh, J.-R. (2026). Nuclear quadrupole interaction and zero first-order Zeeman transitions of 167Er3+in CaWO4. Physical Review B, 113(5), Article 054417. https://doi.org/10.1103/pg5m-hk2n
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University of Oxford
University of Oxford
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Agency for Science Technology & Research (A*STAR)
National University of Singapore
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Dodd Walls Ctr Photon & Quantum Technol
Agency for Science Technology & Research (A*STAR)
2026-02-11
113
5
054417
REVIEWED
EPFL