Reconfigurable photothermal doping filament for selective spin manipulation and addressing

Z Zhi-Wei Liu (Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, Beijing Engineering Technology Research Centre of Active Display, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering) M Meng-Qi Ma (Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, School of Physical Sciences) B Bo-Wen Sun (Department of Accelerator Science and Engineering Physics, School of Nuclear Science and Technology) L Liang Li W Wang Jiang (Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, School of Physical Sciences) H Han-Xiang Zang (Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, School of Physical Sciences) Z Zhe Bai (Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, School of Physical Sciences) Y Yang Dong (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter (Ministry of Education), Engineering Center on High-efficiency Energy Storage (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry) S Shao-Chun Zhang (Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, School of Physical Sciences) X Xiang-Dong Chen (Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, School of Physical Sciences) C Chong-Wen Zou (Department of Accelerator Science and Engineering Physics, School of Nuclear Science and Technology) G Guang-Can Guo (Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, School of Physical Sciences) F Fang-Wen Sun

Abstract

The room temperature manipulation of solid-state spins provides an opportunity to develop quantum applications under ambient conditions. Local electromagnetic fields, that usually produced by current in micro/nanoscale metal wires, have been employed for the coherent driving and addressing of spin qubit. However, the fixed distribution limits the spatial selectivity and efficiency of qubit manipulation, which is of central importance in a scaled-up quantum system. Here, we report a solution by demonstrating a reconfigurable current with arbitrary shape to engineer microwave and DC magnetic field at microscale. A “photothermal doping” method was proposed to optically control local insulator-to-metal transition in vanadium dioxide. It generates a conducting filament with adjustable position, direction, and width. Universal manipulation and selective addressing of spins at arbitrary sites are realized, by freely changing the filament and electromagnetic field on demand. Our work paves the way for developing quantum devices with large-scale spin qubits.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 122, Issue 35
Published September 02, 2025
ISSN 0027-8424
Publisher National Academy of Sciences

Authors (13)

Z

Zhi-Wei Liu

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, Beijing Engineering Technology Research Centre of Active Display, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering

M

Meng-Qi Ma

Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, School of Physical Sciences

B

Bo-Wen Sun

Department of Accelerator Science and Engineering Physics, School of Nuclear Science and Technology

L

Liang Li

W

Wang Jiang

Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, School of Physical Sciences

H

Han-Xiang Zang

Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, School of Physical Sciences

Z

Zhe Bai

Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, School of Physical Sciences

Y

Yang Dong

State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter (Ministry of Education), Engineering Center on High-efficiency Energy Storage (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry

S

Shao-Chun Zhang

Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, School of Physical Sciences

X

Xiang-Dong Chen

Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, School of Physical Sciences

C

Chong-Wen Zou

Department of Accelerator Science and Engineering Physics, School of Nuclear Science and Technology

G

Guang-Can Guo

Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, School of Physical Sciences

F

Fang-Wen Sun