Probing Boron Vacancy Defects in hBN via Single Spin Relaxometry
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| author | Melendez, Alex L. Gong, Ruotian He, Guanghui Wang, Yan Wu, Yueh-Chun Poirier, Thomas Randolph, Steven Ghosh, Sujoy Liang, Liangbo Jesse, Stephen Li, An-Ping Damron, Joshua T. Lawrie, Benjamin J. Edgar, James H. Vlassiouk, Ivan V. Zu, Chong Zhao, Huan |
| author_facet | Melendez, Alex L. Gong, Ruotian He, Guanghui Wang, Yan Wu, Yueh-Chun Poirier, Thomas Randolph, Steven Ghosh, Sujoy Liang, Liangbo Jesse, Stephen Li, An-Ping Damron, Joshua T. Lawrie, Benjamin J. Edgar, James H. Vlassiouk, Ivan V. Zu, Chong Zhao, Huan |
| contents | Spin defects in solids offer promising platforms for quantum sensing and memory due to their long coherence times and optical addressability. Here, we integrate a single nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond with scanning probe microscopy to discover, read out, and spatially map arbitrary spin-based quantum sensors at the nanoscale. Using the boron vacancy ($\mathrm{V}_\mathrm{B}^-$) center in hexagonal boron nitride$\unicode{x2013}$an emerging two-dimensional spin system$\unicode{x2013}$as a model, we detect its electron spin resonance indirectly via changes in the spin relaxation time ($T_1$) of a nearby NV center, eliminating the need for optical excitation or fluorescence detection of the $\mathrm{V}_\mathrm{B}^-$. Cross-relaxation between NV and $\mathrm{V}_\mathrm{B}^-$ ensembles significantly reduces NV $T_1$, enabling quantitative nanoscale mapping of defect densities beyond the optical diffraction limit and clear resolution of hyperfine splitting in isotopically enriched h$^{10}$B$^{15}$N. Our method demonstrates interactions between 3D and 2D spin sensors, establishing NV centers as versatile probes for characterizing otherwise inaccessible spin defects. |
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| spellingShingle | Probing Boron Vacancy Defects in hBN via Single Spin Relaxometry Melendez, Alex L. Gong, Ruotian He, Guanghui Wang, Yan Wu, Yueh-Chun Poirier, Thomas Randolph, Steven Ghosh, Sujoy Liang, Liangbo Jesse, Stephen Li, An-Ping Damron, Joshua T. Lawrie, Benjamin J. Edgar, James H. Vlassiouk, Ivan V. Zu, Chong Zhao, Huan Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Spin defects in solids offer promising platforms for quantum sensing and memory due to their long coherence times and optical addressability. Here, we integrate a single nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond with scanning probe microscopy to discover, read out, and spatially map arbitrary spin-based quantum sensors at the nanoscale. Using the boron vacancy ($\mathrm{V}_\mathrm{B}^-$) center in hexagonal boron nitride$\unicode{x2013}$an emerging two-dimensional spin system$\unicode{x2013}$as a model, we detect its electron spin resonance indirectly via changes in the spin relaxation time ($T_1$) of a nearby NV center, eliminating the need for optical excitation or fluorescence detection of the $\mathrm{V}_\mathrm{B}^-$. Cross-relaxation between NV and $\mathrm{V}_\mathrm{B}^-$ ensembles significantly reduces NV $T_1$, enabling quantitative nanoscale mapping of defect densities beyond the optical diffraction limit and clear resolution of hyperfine splitting in isotopically enriched h$^{10}$B$^{15}$N. Our method demonstrates interactions between 3D and 2D spin sensors, establishing NV centers as versatile probes for characterizing otherwise inaccessible spin defects. |
| title | Probing Boron Vacancy Defects in hBN via Single Spin Relaxometry |
| topic | Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.09432 |