Using high-level ab initio many-body theory, we
theoretically propose that the Dy and the Ni atoms in the [Dy2Ni2(L)4(NO3)2(DMF)2] real molecular magnet as well
as in its core, that is, the [Dy2Ni2O6] system, act as two-level qubit systems. Despite their spatial proximity
we can individually control each qubit in this highly correlated real
magnetic system through specially designed laser-pulse combinations.
This allows us to prepare any desired two-qubit state and to build
several classical and quantum logic gates, such as the two-qubit (binary)
CNOT gate with three distinct laser pulses. Other quantum logic gates
include the single-qubit (unary) quantum X, Y, and Z Pauli gates;
the Hadamard gate (which necessitates the coherent quantum superposition
of two many-body electronic states); and the SWAP gate (which plays
an important role in Shor’s algorithm for integer factorization).
Finally, by sequentially using the achieved CNOT and Hadamard gates
we are able to obtain the maximally entangled Bell states, for example,
(
)(|00⟩
+ |11⟩).