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Quantum correlation and coherence in a mononuclear nickel-based molecular Magnet

Quantum Physics 2026-02-24 v1

Abstract

We investigate the behaviors of thermal entanglement, quantum correlation beyond entanglement namely, measurement-induced nonlocality (MIN) and coherence in a nickel radical molecular magnet (Et3NH)[Ni(hfac)2L], whose spin-spin interactions are well described by the Heisenberg model. Using experimentally estimated coupling parameters, we compute the thermal state of the system and analyze the dependence of quantum resources on temperature and magnetic field. The results indicate that the quantum resources of the nickel-radical molecular magnet persist even at room temperature. We show that while negativity (the entanglement measure) rapidly vanishes with increasing temperature and magnetic field, measurement-induced nonlocality and quantum coherence remain comparatively more stable and persist in regions where entanglement is absent. These results highlight the significance of nonclassical correlations beyond entanglement in thermally activated spin systems and suggest that such molecular magnets could serve as viable platforms for quantum information processing in realistic conditions.

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@article{arxiv.2602.20013,
  title  = {Quantum correlation and coherence in a mononuclear nickel-based molecular Magnet},
  author = {S. Bhuvaneswari and R. Muthuganesan and R. Radha},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.20013},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

10 pages, 4 Figures; Comments are welcome. To appear in Journal of Magnetisam and Magnetic Materials

R2 v1 2026-07-01T10:47:41.920Z