Quantum Coherence Enhancement Through Control of Metal-Ligand Covalency: Modulating Spin-Orbit coupling in Isostructural Molecular Qubits
Ghosh, Subrata; Oyala, Paul; Fizer, Maksym; Dergachev, Vsevolod D.; Varganov, Sergey A.; Frank, Natia; Chemical Science  (2026) –; doi:10.1039/D5SC09844K

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 Quantum coherence enhancement through control of metal-ligand covalency:
 modulating spin-orbit coupling in isostructural molecular qubits.
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