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Nanoscale electric-field imaging based on a quantum sensor and its charge-state control under ambient condition

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  • Ke Bian

    (Peking University
    University of Stuttgart and Institute for Quantum Science and Technology (IQST)
    Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research)

  • Wentian Zheng

    (Peking University)

  • Xianzhe Zeng

    (Peking University)

  • Xiakun Chen

    (Peking University)

  • Rainer Stöhr

    (University of Stuttgart and Institute for Quantum Science and Technology (IQST)
    Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research)

  • Andrej Denisenko

    (University of Stuttgart and Institute for Quantum Science and Technology (IQST)
    Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research)

  • Sen Yang

    (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories)

  • Jörg Wrachtrup

    (University of Stuttgart and Institute for Quantum Science and Technology (IQST)
    Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research)

  • Ying Jiang

    (Peking University
    Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Peking University)

Abstract

Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond can be used as quantum sensors to image the magnetic field with nanoscale resolution. However, nanoscale electric-field mapping has not been achieved so far because of the relatively weak coupling strength between NV and electric field. Here, using individual shallow NVs, we quantitatively image electric field contours from a sharp tip of a qPlus-based atomic force microscope (AFM), and achieve a spatial resolution of ~10 nm. Through such local electric fields, we demonstrated electric control of NV’s charge state with sub-5 nm precision. This work represents the first step towards nanoscale scanning electrometry based on a single quantum sensor and may open up the possibility of quantitatively mapping local charge, electric polarization, and dielectric response in a broad spectrum of functional materials at nanoscale.

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  • Ke Bian & Wentian Zheng & Xianzhe Zeng & Xiakun Chen & Rainer Stöhr & Andrej Denisenko & Sen Yang & Jörg Wrachtrup & Ying Jiang, 2021. "Nanoscale electric-field imaging based on a quantum sensor and its charge-state control under ambient condition," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-22709-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22709-9
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    1. W. S. Huxter & M. L. Palm & M. L. Davis & P. Welter & C.-H. Lambert & M. Trassin & C. L. Degen, 2022. "Scanning gradiometry with a single spin quantum magnetometer," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-9, December.
    2. Ruotian Gong & Guanghui He & Xingyu Gao & Peng Ju & Zhongyuan Liu & Bingtian Ye & Erik A. Henriksen & Tongcang Li & Chong Zu, 2023. "Coherent dynamics of strongly interacting electronic spin defects in hexagonal boron nitride," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-10, December.

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