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Strongly polarizing weakly coupled 13C nuclear spins with optically pumped nitrogen-vacancy center

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Publication Date2015-11-02
JournalScientific Reports
AuthorsPing Wang, Bao Liu, Wen Yang
InstitutionsBeijing Computational Science Research Center, University of Science and Technology of China
Citations10

Abstract Enhancing the polarization of nuclear spins surrounding the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond has recently attracted widespread attention due to its various applications. Here we present an analytical formula that not only provides a clear physical picture for the recently observed polarization reversal of strongly coupled 13 C nuclei over a narrow range of magnetic field [H. J. Wang et al. , Nat. Commun. 4, 1940 (2013)], but also demonstrates the possibility to strongly polarize weakly coupled 13 C nuclei. This allows sensitive magnetic field control of the 13 C nuclear spin polarization for NMR applications and significant suppression of the 13 C nuclear spin noise to prolong the NV spin coherence time.