All-optical nanoscale thermometry with silicon-vacancy centers in diamond

Abstract

We demonstrate an all-optical thermometer based on an ensemble of silicon-vacancy centers (SiVs) in diamond by utilizing the sensitivity of the zero-phonon line wavelength to temperature, Δλ/ΔT=0.0124(2) nm K–1 [6.8(1) GHz K–1]. Using SiVs in bulk diamond, we achieve 70 mK precision at room temperature with a temperature uncertainty σT=360 mK/Hz. Finally, we use SiVs in 200 nm nanodiamonds as local temperature probes with 521 mK/Hz uncertainty and achieve sub-Kelvin precision. These properties deviate by less than 1% between nanodiamonds, enabling calibration-free thermometry for sensing and control of complex nanoscale systems.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
May 14, 2018
Source ID
10.1063/1.5029904

Entities

People

  • Alp Sipahigil
  • Christian Nguyen
  • Denis Sukachev
  • Fedor Jelezko
  • Liudmila F. Kulikova
  • Mihir Bhaskar
  • Mikhail Lukin
  • Ruffin E. Evans
  • Valery A. Davydov
  • Viatcheslav N. Agafonov

Organizations

  • Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
  • Harvard University
  • National Science Foundation
  • Office of Naval Research
  • Russian Center for Science Information
  • Ulm University
  • Volkswagen Foundation

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Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.