The central-spin problem is a widely studied model of quantum decoherence. Dynamic nuclear polarization occurs in central-spin systems when electronic angular momentum is transferred to nuclear spins and is exploited in quantum information processing for coherent spin manipulation. However, the mechanisms limiting this process remain only partially understood. Here we show that spin-orbit coupl...

The interaction of an electronic spin with its nuclear environment, an issue known as the central spin problem, has been the subject of considerable attention due to its relevance for spin-based quantum computation using semiconductor quantum dots. Independent control of the nuclear spin bath using nuclear magnetic resonance techniques and dynamic nuclear polarization using the central spin its...

Nuclear spins support long lived quantum coherence due to weak coupling to the environment, but are difficult to rapidly control using nuclear magnetic resonance as a result of the small nuclear magnetic moment. We demonstrate a fast ∼500  ns nuclear spin phase gate on a (14)N nuclear spin qubit intrinsic to a nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond. The phase gate is enabled by the hyperfine intera...

A single electron spin localized in III-V semiconductor structure is an attractive candidate for a solid state quantum bit. An outstanding bottleneck towards spin-based quantum computation has been the fast dephasing of the electron spin by the inevitable nuclear spin environment. In this talk, I will discuss preparations of nuclear spin environment using optical and electrical controlled dynam...

D. Direct Nuclear Spin-Spin Interactions in Free Molecules. Internuclear Spacings and Shapes of Molecular Vibrational Potential IS. Direct Nuclear Spin-Spin Interactions in Rigid Solids. Atomic Spacings and Bond Angles F. Nuclear Paramagnetic Resonance Line Widths in Liquids and Gases Collision Narrowing G. The Effect of Nuclear Motion on Nuclear Resonance Spectra in Crystals. Hindered Rotatio...

We devise an approach to measure the polarization of nuclear spins via conductance measurements. Specifically, we study the combined effect of external magnetic field, nuclear spin polarization, and Rashba spin-orbit interaction on the conductance of a quantum wire. Nonequilibrium nuclear spin polarization affects the electron energy spectrum making it time dependent. Changes in the extremal po...

Interaction with nuclear spins leads to decoherence and information loss in solid-state electron-spin qubits. One particular, ineradicable source of electron decoherence arises from decoherence of the nuclear spin bath, driven by nuclear-nuclear dipolar interactions. Owing to its many-body nature nuclear decoherence is difficult to predict, especially for an important class of strained nanostru...