High sensitivity pressure and temperature quantum sensing in organic crystals
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| author | Singh, Harpreet DSouza, Noella Garrett, Joseph Singh, Angad Blankenship, Brian Druga, Emanuel Montis, Riccardo Tan, Liang Ajoy, Ashok |
| author_facet | Singh, Harpreet DSouza, Noella Garrett, Joseph Singh, Angad Blankenship, Brian Druga, Emanuel Montis, Riccardo Tan, Liang Ajoy, Ashok |
| contents | The inherent sensitivity of quantum sensors to their physical environment can make them good reporters of parameters such as temperature, pressure, strain, and electric fields. Here, we present a molecular platform for pressure (P) and temperature (T) sensing using para-terphenyl crystals doped with pentacene. We leverage the optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) of the photoexcited triplet electron in the pentacene molecule, that serves as a sensitive probe for lattice changes in the host para-terphenyl due to pressure or temperature variations. We observe maximal ODMR frequency variations of df/dP=1.8 MHz/bar and df/dT=247 kHz/K, which are over 1,200 times and three times greater, respectively, than those seen in nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond. This results in a >85-fold improvement in pressure sensitivity over best previously reported. The larger variation reflects the weaker nature of the para-terphenyl lattice, with first-principles DFT calculations indicating that even picometer-level shifts in the molecular orbitals due to P, T changes are measurable. The platform offers additional advantages including high levels of sensor doping, narrow ODMR linewidths and high contrasts, and ease of deployment, leveraging the ability for large single crystals at low cost. Overall, this work paves the way for low-cost, optically-interrogated pressure and temperature sensors and lays the foundation for even more versatile sensors enabled by synthetic tunability in designer molecular systems. |
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| spellingShingle | High sensitivity pressure and temperature quantum sensing in organic crystals Singh, Harpreet DSouza, Noella Garrett, Joseph Singh, Angad Blankenship, Brian Druga, Emanuel Montis, Riccardo Tan, Liang Ajoy, Ashok Quantum Physics Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science The inherent sensitivity of quantum sensors to their physical environment can make them good reporters of parameters such as temperature, pressure, strain, and electric fields. Here, we present a molecular platform for pressure (P) and temperature (T) sensing using para-terphenyl crystals doped with pentacene. We leverage the optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) of the photoexcited triplet electron in the pentacene molecule, that serves as a sensitive probe for lattice changes in the host para-terphenyl due to pressure or temperature variations. We observe maximal ODMR frequency variations of df/dP=1.8 MHz/bar and df/dT=247 kHz/K, which are over 1,200 times and three times greater, respectively, than those seen in nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond. This results in a >85-fold improvement in pressure sensitivity over best previously reported. The larger variation reflects the weaker nature of the para-terphenyl lattice, with first-principles DFT calculations indicating that even picometer-level shifts in the molecular orbitals due to P, T changes are measurable. The platform offers additional advantages including high levels of sensor doping, narrow ODMR linewidths and high contrasts, and ease of deployment, leveraging the ability for large single crystals at low cost. Overall, this work paves the way for low-cost, optically-interrogated pressure and temperature sensors and lays the foundation for even more versatile sensors enabled by synthetic tunability in designer molecular systems. |
| title | High sensitivity pressure and temperature quantum sensing in organic crystals |
| topic | Quantum Physics Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.10705 |