Design of an ultra-sensitive and miniaturized diamond NV magnetometer based on a nanocavity structure
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| Publication Date | 2022-07-04 |
| Journal | Japanese Journal of Applied Physics |
| Authors | Ryota Katsumi, Masaki Sekino, Takashi Yatsui |
| Institutions | The University of Tokyo, Toyohashi University of Technology |
| Citations | 11 |
Abstract
Section titled āAbstractāAbstract The ensemble of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond allows for the potential realization of the sensitive magnetometers by leveraging their excellent spin properties. However, the NV-based magnetometers are limited by their experimental magnetic field sensitivity owing to its inefficient photon collection. Moreover, they are a disadvantage to the reduced spatial resolution and excessive excitation power. To overcome these issues, we propose a ultra-sensitive diamond magnetometer based on nanocavities. The device structure can attain a high collective efficiency and enhance the photon emission intensity of the NV ensemble. This device can allow the efficient photon collection even when considering the positional distribution of the NV centers. Our theoretical analysis indicates that the minimum expected sensitivity is 60 fT/ <mml:math xmlns:mml=āhttp://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathMLā overflow=āscrollā> <mml:msqrt> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi mathvariant=āboldā>H</mml:mi> <mml:mi mathvariant=āboldā>z</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msqrt> <mml:mo>.</mml:mo> </mml:math> The proposed design can achieve a volume-normalized sensitivity of 0.92 aT/ <mml:math xmlns:mml=āhttp://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathMLā overflow=āscrollā> <mml:msqrt> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi mathvariant=āboldā>H</mml:mi> <mml:mi mathvariant=āboldā>z</mml:mi> <mml:mspace width=ā.25emā/> <mml:mi mathvariant=āboldā>c</mml:mi> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi mathvariant=āboldā>m</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>ā</mml:mo> <mml:mn>3</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:msqrt> </mml:math> along with the required power of 7 Ī¼ W, both of which are superior to those of bulk diamond. The proposed approach offers a promising route towards highly sensitive and energy-efficient magnetometers.