Detecting and polarizing nuclear spins with double resonance on a single electron spin

P. London, J. Scheuer, J. M. Cai, I. Schwarz, A. Retzker, M. B. Plenio, M. Katagiri, T. Teraji, S. Koizumi, J. Isoya, R. Fischer, L. P. McGuinness, B. Naydenov, F. Jelezko

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Abstract

We report the detection and polarization of nuclear spins in diamond at room temperature by using a single nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center. We use Hartmann-Hahn double resonance to coherently enhance the signal from a single nuclear spin while decoupling from the noisy spin bath, which otherwise limits the detection sensitivity. As a proof of principle, we (i) observe coherent oscillations between the NV center and a weakly coupled nuclear spin and (ii) demonstrate nuclear-bath cooling, which prolongs the coherence time of the NV sensor by more than a factor of 5. Our results provide a route to nanometer scale magnetic resonance imaging and novel quantum information processing protocols.

Original languageEnglish
Article number067601
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume111
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Aug 2013

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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