Electronic Properties and Metrology Applications of the Diamond ${\mathrm{NV}}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ Center under Pressure

Electronic Properties and Metrology Applications of the Diamond ${NV}^{-}$ Center under Pressure

Marcus W. Doherty, Viktor V. Struzhkin, David A. Simpson, Liam P. McGuinness, Yufei Meng, Alastair Stacey, Timothy J. Karle, Russell J. Hemley, Neil B. Manson, Lloyd C. L. Hollenberg, and Steven Prawer

Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 047601 – Published 31 January 2014

Abstract

The negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy ( ${NV}^{-}$ ) center in diamond has realized new frontiers in quantum technology. Here, the optical and spin resonances of the ${NV}^{-}$ center are observed under hydrostatic pressures up to 60 GPa. Our results motivate powerful new techniques to measure pressure and image high-pressure magnetic and electric phenomena. Additionally, molecular orbital analysis and semiclassical calculations provide insight into the effects of compression on the electronic orbitals of the ${NV}^{-}$ center.

Received 10 May 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.047601

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Marcus W. Doherty^1,*, Viktor V. Struzhkin², David A. Simpson³, Liam P. McGuinness^3,4, Yufei Meng², Alastair Stacey⁵, Timothy J. Karle⁵, Russell J. Hemley², Neil B. Manson¹, Lloyd C. L. Hollenberg³, and Steven Prawer⁵

¹Laser Physics Centre, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
²Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington DC 20015, USA
³Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
⁴Institute for Quantum Optics, University of Ulm, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
⁵School of Physics and Melbourne Materials Institute, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia

^*marcus.doherty@anu.edu.au

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Electronic Properties and Metrology Applications of the Diamond NV− Center under Pressure

Marcus W. Doherty, Viktor V. Struzhkin, David A. Simpson, Liam P. McGuinness, Yufei Meng, Alastair Stacey, Timothy J. Karle, Russell J. Hemley, Neil B. Manson, Lloyd C. L. Hollenberg, and Steven Prawer

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