Acoustically induced spin resonances of silicon-vacancy centers in 4H-SiC
Acoustically induced spin resonances of silicon-vacancy centers in 4H-SiC
Vasselon, T.; Hernandez-Mınguez, A.; Hollenbach, M.; Astakhov, G.; Santos, P. V.
Abstract
The long-lived and optically addressable spin states of silicon vacancies (VSi) in 4H-SiC make them promising qubits for quantum communication and sensing. These color centers can be created in both the hexagonal (V1) and in the cubic (V2) local crystallographic environments of the 4H-SiC host. While the spin of the V2 center can be efficiently manipulated by optically detected magnetic resonance at room temperature, spin control of the V1 centers above cryogenic temperatures has been elusive. Here, we show that the dynamic strain of surface acoustic waves can overcome this limitation and efficiently excite magnetic resonances of V1 centers up to room temperature. Based on the width and temperature dependence of the acoustically induced spin resonances, we attribute them to transitions between spin sublevels in the excited state. The acoustic spin control of both V1 and V2 centers in their excited states opens new ways for applications in quantum technologies based on spin-optomechanics.
Keywords: Quantum technologies; Acoustic; Spintronics; Defects; Silicon carbide
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- Ionenstrahlzentrum DOI: 10.17815/jlsrf-3-159
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- DOI: 10.17815/jlsrf-3-159 is cited by this (Id 37416) publication
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Physical Review Applied 20(2023), 034017
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.20.034017
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