Synthesis of Eu(HCOO)${}_3$ and Eu(HCOO)${}_3\cdot$(HCONH${}_2$)${}_2$ crystals and observation of their ${}^5$D${}_0{\to }^7$F${}_0$ transition for quantum information systems

Zachary W. Riedel, Donny R. Pearson, Manohar H. Karigerasi +3

Two stoichiometric metal-organic frameworks containing Eu${}^{3+}$ cations are probed as candidates for photon-based quantum information storage. Synthesis procedures for growing 0.2…