Double-Quantum Spin-Relaxation Limits to Coherence of Near-Surface Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers
We probe the relaxation dynamics of the full three-level spin system of near-surface nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond to define a T_{1} relaxation time that sets the T_{2}≤2T_{1} coherence limit of the NV's subset qubit superpositions. We find that double-quantum spin relaxation via ele...
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| Published in: | Physical review letters Vol. 118; no. 19; p. 197201 |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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United States
09-05-2017
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| Summary: | We probe the relaxation dynamics of the full three-level spin system of near-surface nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond to define a T_{1} relaxation time that sets the T_{2}≤2T_{1} coherence limit of the NV's subset qubit superpositions. We find that double-quantum spin relaxation via electric field noise dominates T_{1} of near-surface NVs at low applied magnetic fields. Furthermore, we differentiate 1/f^{α} spectra of electric and magnetic field noise using a novel noise-spectroscopy technique, with broad applications in probing surface-induced decoherence at material interfaces. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0031-9007 1079-7114 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/physrevlett.118.197201 |