Sound protection for electron spins

Solid state electron spins have important practical advantages for quantum technologies, but fluctuations in their host material cause decoherence. Now, it has been shown that sound waves can extend the coherence of diamond silicon vacancy spins. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Access options Access through your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Learn more Subscribe to this journal Receive 12 print issues and online access $259.00 per year only $21.58 per issue Learn more Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from$1.95 to$39.95 Learn more Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Fig. 1: Electron spins with and without acoustic driving. Subjects NEMS Single photons and quantum effects ReferencesCornell, E. et al. Nat. Phys. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-026-03369-2 (2026).Article Google Scholar Sukachev, D. et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 223602 (2017).Article ADS Google Scholar Xu, X. et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 070502 (2012).Article ADS Google Scholar Golter, D. A., Baldwin, T. K. & Wang, H. Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 237601 (2014).Article ADS Google Scholar Maity, S. et al. Nat. Commun. 11, 193 (2020).Article ADS Google Scholar Metcalfe, M., Carr, S. M., Muller, A., Solomon, G. S. & Lawall, J. Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 037401 (2010).Article ADS Google Scholar Ohta, R. et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 036904 (2024).Article ADS Google Scholar Download referencesAuthor informationAuthors and AffiliationsResearch Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, JapanRyuichi OhtaAuthorsRyuichi OhtaView author publicationsSearch author on:PubMed Google ScholarCorresponding authorCorrespondence to Ryuichi Ohta.Ethics declarations Competing interests The author declares no competing interests. Rights and permissionsReprints and permissionsAbout this articleCite this articleOhta, R. Sound protection for electron spins. Nat. Phys. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-026-03365-6Download citationPublished: 24 August 2026Version of record: 24 August 2026DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-026-03365-6Share this articleAnyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:Get shareable linkSorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article.Copy shareable link to clipboard Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative All-mechanical coherence protection and fast control of a spin qubit Eliza CornellZhujing XuMarko Lončar Nature Physics Article 15 Jul 2026