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Jeffrey Neethi Neethirajan¹, Toni Hache¹, Domenico Paone^1,2

¹Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.

|March 17, 2023

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Water adsorption partially restores shallow nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamond, improving their performance for quantum sensing. Controlled surface treatments are crucial for NV sensors operating in cryogenic ultrahigh vacuum conditions.

Keywords:

LT-UHV NV magnetometry ODMR nanopillar quantum sensing surface chemistry

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Area of Science:

Quantum sensing
Materials science
Nanotechnology

Background:

Near-surface nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers are promising for nanoscale magnetic imaging and quantum sensing.
Charge-state instabilities in NV centers reduce fluorescence and coherence, hindering magnetic imaging sensitivity, especially at cryogenic temperatures and ultrahigh vacuum (UHV).

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate methods for stabilizing shallow NV centers under cryogenic UHV conditions.
To improve the performance and reliability of NV-based quantum sensors.

Main Methods:

Demonstrated in situ adsorption of H₂O on diamond surfaces.
Utilized band-bending calculations to understand surface effects.
Evaluated the impact of surface treatments on NV sensor performance.

Main Results:

In situ adsorption of H₂O partially recovered the performance of shallow NV sensors.
Identified controlled surface treatments as essential for NV sensor implementation.
Observed enhanced stability of NV centers under cryogenic UHV conditions.

Conclusions:

Controlled surface treatments, such as H₂O adsorption, are vital for the effective use of NV centers in quantum sensing.
Surface engineering can overcome charge-state instabilities in NV sensors operating in extreme environments.
This research paves the way for robust NV-based quantum sensing protocols under cryogenic UHV.