Designing robust molecular spins for quantum technologies with theoretical chemistry

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.13744v1
• Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:58:05 GMT
• Title: Designing robust molecular spins for quantum technologies with theoretical chemistry
• Abstract summary: Molecular spins are a versatile platform for quantum information science, with the potential to offer chemically tunable, addressable qubits.<n>This Chapter provides a theoretical overview of current state-of-the-art chemical theory connecting ab initio electronic structure with open quantum system dynamics to guide the rational design of long-lived molecular qubits.
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• Abstract: Molecular spins represent a versatile platform for quantum information science, with the potential to offer chemically tunable, addressable qubits. However, achieving this requires understanding and mitigating quantum decoherence. This Chapter provides a theoretical overview of current state-of-the-art chemical theory connecting ab initio electronic structure with open quantum system dynamics to guide the rational design of long-lived molecular qubits. Beginning at the electronic level, multi-reference and relativistic electronic structure methods to parameterize effective spin Hamiltonians are discussed, with a primary focus on accurately capturing $g$-tensors, zero-field splitting, and hyperfine interactions. These parameters feed into models of spin-phonon and spin-spin coupling to quantify $T_1$ and $T_2$ relaxation across various environmental regimes. This Chapter evaluates a hierarchy of dynamical methods, ranging from factorization to matrix product state approaches, balancing computational cost against accuracy and generalizability. Ultimately, mapping these theoretical models to molecular architecture can establish design principles, such as isotopic substitution and spatial spin delocalization, to understand and extend coherence lifetimes.

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