Charge state dynamics and optically detected electron spin resonance contrast of shallow nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond

Yuan, Zhiyang; Fitzpatrick, Mattias; Rodgers, Lila V. H.; Sangtawesin, Sorawis; Srinivasan, Srikanth; de Leon, Nathalie P.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.033263

Title: Charge state dynamics and optically detected electron spin resonance contrast of shallow nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond

Journal Article · Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Physical Review Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.033263· OSTI ID:1647898

Yuan, Zhiyang;

; Rodgers, Lila V. H.;

;

; de Leon, Nathalie P.

Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond can be used for nanoscale sensing with atomic resolution and sensitivity; however, it has been observed that their properties degrade as they approach the diamond surface. Here we report that in addition to degraded spin coherence, NV centers within nanometers of the surface can also exhibit decreased fluorescence contrast for optically detected electron spin resonance (OD-ESR). We demonstrate that this decreased OD-ESR contrast arises from charge state dynamics of the NV center, and that it is strongly surface-dependent, indicating that surface engineering will be critical for nanoscale sensing applications based on color centers in diamond.

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Research Organization:: Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; National Science Foundation (NSF); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); USDOD

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0018978; DMR-1752047

OSTI ID:: 1647898

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1657485

Journal Information:: Physical Review Research, Journal Name: Physical Review Research Vol. 2 Journal Issue: 3; ISSN 2643-1564

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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