Room-temperature quantum-sensing molecular crystals grown in minutes
The authors report a rapid route to molecular crystals intended for quantum sensing, with growth completed in minutes instead of the bespoke synthesis or slow crystal growth typical of molecular approaches. The work targets room-temperature operation with optical spin addressability and coherent control, avoiding the costly substrates and specialised processing associated with semiconductor platforms.
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What this could mean
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If the minute-scale growth process preserves optical spin coherence comparable to conventionally grown molecular crystals, it could enable high-throughput screening of candidate materials for room-temperature quantum sensors within two years.
Faster crystal growth removes a key bottleneck in testing many molecular variants. The path depends on the preprint's material properties being reproduced and its coherence times being sufficient for sensing, both plausible gated on independent validation.
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