Coherence of NV defects in isotopically enriched 6H-28SiC at ambient conditions

IF 3.5 2区物理与天体物理 Q2 PHYSICS, APPLIED

Applied Physics Letters Pub Date : 2024-11-13 DOI:10.1063/5.0222098

Fadis Murzakhanov, Georgy Mamin, Margarita Sadovnikova, Evgeniy Mokhov, Sergey Nagalyuk, Marat Gafurov, Victor Soltamov

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Abstract

The unique spin-optical properties of NV defects in SiC, coupled with silicon carbide's advanced technology compared to diamond, make them a promising candidate for quantum technology applications. In this study, using photoinduced pulse ESR at 94 GHz (3.4 T), we reveal the room temperature spin coherence of NV defects in 6H-28SiC, purified to reduce 29Si concentration to ≈1%, four times below its natural level. We demonstrate room temperature (300 K) Hahn-echo coherence time T2 = 23.6 μs, spin–lattice relaxation time T1 = 0.1 ms, and coherent control over optically polarized NV spin states through Rabi nutation experiments. We reveal long inhomogeneous dephasing time T2* = 1.5 μs, which is about five times greater than that measured for NV defects in SiC with natural isotopic content. Our observations highlight again the potential of NV defects in 6H-28SiC, which exhibit near-infrared optical excitation and emission properties compatible with O-band fiber optics, as promising candidates for applications in quantum sensing, communication, and computation.

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环境条件下同位素富集的 6H-28SiC 中 NV 缺陷的相干性

碳化硅中的 NV 缺陷具有独特的自旋光学特性，加上碳化硅的技术比金刚石先进，使其成为量子技术应用的理想候选材料。在这项研究中，我们利用 94 GHz (3.4 T) 的光诱导脉冲 ESR，揭示了 6H-28SiC 中 NV 缺陷的室温自旋相干性，纯化后的 6H-28SiC 中 29Si 的浓度降低到≈1%，比其天然水平低四倍。我们展示了室温（300 K）哈恩回波相干时间 T2 = 23.6 μs，自旋晶格弛豫时间 T1 = 0.1 ms，以及通过拉比突变实验对光极化 NV 自旋态的相干控制。我们发现了较长的不均匀去相时间 T2* = 1.5 μs，这比天然同位素含量的碳化硅中 NV 缺陷的测量值大五倍左右。我们的观察结果再次凸显了 6H-28SiC 中 NV 缺陷的潜力，它表现出与 O 波段光纤兼容的近红外光激发和发射特性，是量子传感、通信和计算应用的理想候选材料。

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Applied Physics Letters 物理-物理：应用

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

10.00%

发文量

1821

审稿时长

1.6 months

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