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Spin properties of NV centers in high-pressure, high-temperature grown diamond

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Publication Date2018-10-19
JournalJournal of Physics Communications
AuthorsŠž R Rubinas, V. V. Vorobyov, V.V. Soshenko, S. V. Bolshedvorskii, V. N. Sorokin
InstitutionsV.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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The sensitivity of magnetic and electric field sensors based on\nnitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond strongly depends on the available\nconcentration of NV and their coherence properties. Achieving high coherence\ntimes simultaneously with high concentration is a challenging experimental\ntask. Here, we demonstrate that by using a high-pressure, high-temperature\ngrowing technique, one can achieve nearly maximally possible effective\ncoherence T2* times, limited only by carbon nuclear spins at low nitrogen\nconcentrations or nitrogen electron spin at high nitrogen concentrations.\nHahn-echo T2 coherence times were also investigated and found to demonstrate\nreasonable values. Thus, the high-pressure, high-temperature technique is a\nstrong contender to the popular chemical vapor deposition method in the\ndevelopment of high-sensitivity, diamond-based sensors.\n