Charge state dynamics and optically detected electron spin resonance contrast of shallow nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond
Zhiyang Yuan, Mattias Fitzpatrick, Lila V. H. Rodgers, Sorawis Sangtawesin, Srikanth Srinivasan, Nathalie P. de Leon
Abstract
The authors demonstrate that diamond surface conditions can strongly affect charge state stability, and that changes in charge state dynamics can also decrease the optically detected electron spin resonance contrast.
Topics & Concepts
Charge (physics)DiamondResonance (particle physics)Materials scienceElectron paramagnetic resonanceAtomic physicsElectronCondensed matter physicsSpin (aerodynamics)Molecular physicsDynamics (music)Ground stateState (computer science)Nuclear magnetic resonanceSpin statesPulsed EPRContrast (vision)Spin echoPhysicsSurface (topology)Synthetic diamondSpectroscopyDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchNanotechnology research and applicationsForce Microscopy Techniques and Applications