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Main Authors: Durand, Alrik, Baron, Yoann, Cache, Félix, Herzig, Tobias, Khoury, Mario, Pezzagna, Sébastien, Meijer, Jan, Hartmann, Jean-Michel, Reboh, Shay, Abbarchi, Marco, Robert-Philip, Isabelle, Gérard, Jean-Michel, Jacques, Vincent, Cassabois, Guillaume, Dréau, Anaïs
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.07705
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author Durand, Alrik
Baron, Yoann
Cache, Félix
Herzig, Tobias
Khoury, Mario
Pezzagna, Sébastien
Meijer, Jan
Hartmann, Jean-Michel
Reboh, Shay
Abbarchi, Marco
Robert-Philip, Isabelle
Gérard, Jean-Michel
Jacques, Vincent
Cassabois, Guillaume
Dréau, Anaïs
author_facet Durand, Alrik
Baron, Yoann
Cache, Félix
Herzig, Tobias
Khoury, Mario
Pezzagna, Sébastien
Meijer, Jan
Hartmann, Jean-Michel
Reboh, Shay
Abbarchi, Marco
Robert-Philip, Isabelle
Gérard, Jean-Michel
Jacques, Vincent
Cassabois, Guillaume
Dréau, Anaïs
contents Among the wide variety of single fluorescent defects investigated in silicon, numerous studies have focused on color centers with a zero-phonon line around $1.28 μ$m and identified to a common carbon-complex in silicon, namely the G center. However, inconsistent estimates regarding their quantum efficiency cast doubt on the correct identification of these individual emitters. Through a comparative analysis of their single-photon emission properties, we demonstrate that these single color centers are split in two distinct families of point defects. A first family consists of the genuine single G centers with a well-identified microscopic structure and whose photoluminescence has been investigated on ensemble measurements since the 60's. The remaining defects belong to a new color center, which we will refer to as G$^{\star}$ center, whose atomic configuration has yet to be determined. These results provide a safeguard against future defect misidentifications, which is crucial for further development of quantum technologies relying on G or G$^{\star}$ center quantum properties.
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spellingShingle Genuine and faux single G centers in carbon-implanted silicon
Durand, Alrik
Baron, Yoann
Cache, Félix
Herzig, Tobias
Khoury, Mario
Pezzagna, Sébastien
Meijer, Jan
Hartmann, Jean-Michel
Reboh, Shay
Abbarchi, Marco
Robert-Philip, Isabelle
Gérard, Jean-Michel
Jacques, Vincent
Cassabois, Guillaume
Dréau, Anaïs
Quantum Physics
Among the wide variety of single fluorescent defects investigated in silicon, numerous studies have focused on color centers with a zero-phonon line around $1.28 μ$m and identified to a common carbon-complex in silicon, namely the G center. However, inconsistent estimates regarding their quantum efficiency cast doubt on the correct identification of these individual emitters. Through a comparative analysis of their single-photon emission properties, we demonstrate that these single color centers are split in two distinct families of point defects. A first family consists of the genuine single G centers with a well-identified microscopic structure and whose photoluminescence has been investigated on ensemble measurements since the 60's. The remaining defects belong to a new color center, which we will refer to as G$^{\star}$ center, whose atomic configuration has yet to be determined. These results provide a safeguard against future defect misidentifications, which is crucial for further development of quantum technologies relying on G or G$^{\star}$ center quantum properties.
title Genuine and faux single G centers in carbon-implanted silicon
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.07705