Nuclear quadrupole interaction and zero first-order Zeeman transitions of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msup> <mml:mmultiscripts> <mml:mi>Er</mml:mi> <mml:mprescripts/> <mml:none/> <mml:mn>167</mml:mn> </mml:mmultiscr

We report microwave spectroscopy of $^{167}$Er$^{3+}$ doped in CaWO$_4$ which reveals the hyperfine splitting of the erbium electronic ground state ($Z_1$, $J_\mathrm{eff.}$=15/2) induced by the $I$=7/2 nuclear spin. From spectra measured below$\sim$50 mK in magnetic fields up to 200 mT, we extract spin Hamiltonian parameters including the electron $\textbf{g}$, hyperfine $\textbf{A}$, and nuclear electric quadrupolar $\textbf{Q}$ tensors. Crucially, our analysis demonstrate unambiguously, that the previously unobserved nuclear electric quadrupolar moment is essential to reproduce the experimental data. With these refined parameters, we identify zero first-order Zeeman (ZEFOZ) transitions at zero magnetic field. Extending the analysis to finite fields, we uncover that ZEFOZ points lie either along the $c$ axis or within the $a$-$b$ plane. These results establish CaWO$_4$ as a promising host for long lifetime quantum memories.

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Physical review. B./Physical review. B
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2026-01-06
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https://doi.org/10.1103/pg5m-hk2n
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Quantum optics and atomic interactions
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Nuclear quadrupole interaction and zero first-order Zeeman transitions of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msup> <mml:mmultiscripts> <mml:mi>Er</mml:mi> <mml:mprescripts/> <mml:none/> <mml:mn>167</mml:mn> </mml:mmultiscr

Jevon J. Longdell, Mikhael Sayat, Henrik M. Rønnow, Anonymous et al.
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Quantum optics and atomic interactions
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Nuclear quadrupole interaction and zero first-order Zeeman transitions of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msup> <mml:mmultiscripts> <mml:mi>Er</mml:mi> <mml:mprescripts/> <mml:none/> <mml:mn>167</mml:mn> </mml:mmultiscr

Jevon J. Longdell, Mikhael Sayat, Henrik M. Rønnow, Anonymous, Đàm Minh Trí, Cesare Mattiroli, Jian-Rui Soh, Yang Yikai
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We report microwave spectroscopy of $^{167}$Er$^{3+}$ doped in CaWO$_4$ which reveals the hyperfine splitting of the erbium electronic ground state ($Z_1$, $J_\mathrm{eff.}$=15/2) induced by the $I$=7/2 nuclear spin. From spectra measured below$\sim$50 mK in magnetic fields up to 200 mT, we extract spin Hamiltonian parameters including the electron $\textbf{g}$, hyperfine $\textbf{A}$, and nuclear electric quadrupolar $\textbf{Q}$ tensors. Crucially, our analysis demonstrate unambiguously, that the previously unobserved nuclear electric quadrupolar moment is essential to reproduce the experimental data. With these refined parameters, we identify zero first-order Zeeman (ZEFOZ) transitions at zero magnetic field. Extending the analysis to finite fields, we uncover that ZEFOZ points lie either along the $c$ axis or within the $a$-$b$ plane. These results establish CaWO$_4$ as a promising host for long lifetime quantum memories.

Physical review. B./Physical review. BVol. 113(5)
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (SG), Centre for Quantum Technologies (SG), Australian National University (AU), National University of Singapore (SG), University of Oxford (GB), Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (SG), The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies (NZ), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (CH), University of Otago (NZ)
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Quantum optics and atomic interactions
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