High density nitrogen-vacancy sensing surface created via He+ ion implantation of 12C diamond

Ed E. Kleinsasser, Matthew M. Stanfield, Jannel K.Q. Banks, Zhouyang Zhu, Wen Di Li, Victor M. Acosta, Hideyuki Watanabe, Kohei M. Itoh, Kai Mei C. Fu

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Abstract

We present a promising method for creating high-density ensembles of nitrogen-vacancy centers with narrow spin-resonances for high-sensitivity magnetic imaging. Practically, narrow spin-resonance linewidths substantially reduce the optical and RF power requirements for ensemble-based sensing. The method combines isotope purified diamond growth, in situ nitrogen doping, and helium ion implantation to realize a 100 nm-thick sensing surface. The obtained 1017cm-3 nitrogen-vacancy density is only a factor of 10 less than the highest densities reported to date, with an observed 200 kHz spin resonance linewidth over 10 times narrower.

Original languageEnglish
Article number202401
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume108
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016 May 16

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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