Magnetic Imaging with Spin Defects in Hexagonal Boron Nitride

Kumar, P.; Fabre, F.; Durand, A.; Clua-Provost, T.; Li, J.; Edgar, J. H.; Rougemaille, N.; Coraux, J.; Marie, X.; Renucci, P.; Robert, C.; Robert-Philip, I.; Gil, B.; Cassabois, G.; Finco, A.; Jacques, V.

doi:10.1103/physrevapplied.18.l061002

Magnetic Imaging with Spin Defects in Hexagonal Boron Nitride

Journal Article · Wed Dec 21 00:00:00 EST 2022 · Physical Review Applied

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevapplied.18.l061002· OSTI ID:2424227

^[1]; Fabre, F. ^[1]; ^[1]; Clua-Provost, T. ^[1]; Li, J. ^[2]; Edgar, J. H. ^[2]; Rougemaille, N. ^[3]; Coraux, J. ^[3]; Marie, X. ^[4]; Renucci, P. ^[4]; Robert, C. ^[4]; Robert-Philip, I. ^[1]; Gil, B. ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[1]

Université de Montpellier (France); Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) (France)
Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States)
Univ. of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble (France); Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) (France)
Univ. of Toulouse (France); Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) (France)

Optically active spin defects hosted in hexagonal boron nitride (ℎ-BN) are promising candidates for the development of a two-dimensional (2D) quantum sensing unit. Here, we demonstrate quantitative magnetic imaging with ℎ-BN flakes doped with negatively charged boron-vacancy ($$V^{-}_{B}$$) centers through neutron irradiation. As a proof-of-concept, we image the magnetic field produced by Cr⁢Te₂, a van der Waals ferromagnet with a Curie temperature slightly above 300 K. Compared to other quantum sensors embedded in 3D materials, the advantages of the ℎ-BN-based magnetic sensor described in this work are its ease of use, high flexibility, and, more importantly, its ability to be placed in close proximity to a target sample. Further, such a sensing unit will likely find numerous applications in 2D materials research by offering a simple way to probe the physics of van der Waals heterostructures.

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Research Organization:: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR); USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517

OSTI ID:: 2424227

Journal Information:: Physical Review Applied, Journal Name: Physical Review Applied Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 18; ISSN 2331-7019

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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