Spin properties of NV centers in high-pressure, high-temperature grown diamond
Olga R. Rubinas, V V Vorobyov, V V Soshenko +6 more
The sensitivity of magnetic and electric field sensors based on nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond strongly depends on the available concentration of NV and their coherence properties. Achieving high coherence times simultaneously with high concentration is a challenging experimental task. Here, we demonstrate that by using a temperature gradient method of high-pressure, high-temperature growing technique, one can achieve nearly maximally possible dephasing times, limited only by carbon nuclear spins at low nitrogen concentrations or nitrogen electron spin at high nitrogen concentrations. Hahn-echo T 2 coherence times were also investigated and found to demonstrate reasonable values. Thus, the high-pressure, high-temperature technique is a strong contender to the popular chemical vapor deposition method in the development of high-sensitivity, diamond-based sensors.
arXiv:1806.09816•Journal of Physics Communications•Oct 19, 2018•41 citations