Harding, R. T. and Zhou, S. and Zhou, J. and Lindvall, T. and Myers, W. K. and Ardavan, A and Briggs, G A D and Porfyrakis, K and Laird, E A (2017) The spin resonance clock transition of the endohedral fullerene 15N@C60. Physical review letters, 119 (14): 140801. ISSN 1079-7114
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Abstract
The endohedral fullerene 15N@C60 has narrow electron paramagnetic resonance lines which have been proposed as the basis for a condensed-matter portable atomic clock. We measure the low-frequency spectrum of this molecule, identifying and characterizing a clock transition at which the frequency becomes insensitive to magnetic field. We infer a linewidth at the clock field of 100 kHz. Using experimental data, we are able to place a bound on the clock’s projected frequency stability. We discuss ways to improve the frequency stability to be competitive with existing miniature clocks.