Germanium-vacancy single color centers in diamond

Takayuki Iwasaki*, Fumitaka Ishibashi, Yoshiyuki Miyamoto, Yuki Doi, Satoshi Kobayashi, Takehide Miyazaki, Kosuke Tahara, Kay D. Jahnke, Lachlan J. Rogers, Boris Naydenov, Fedor Jelezko, Satoshi Yamasaki, Shinji Nagamachi, Toshiro Inubushi, Norikazu Mizuochi, Mutsuko Hatano

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Abstract

Atomic-sized fluorescent defects in diamond are widely recognized as a promising solid state platform for quantum cryptography and quantum information processing. For these applications, single photon sources with a high intensity and reproducible fabrication methods are required. In this study, we report a novel color center in diamond, composed of a germanium (Ge) and a vacancy (V) and named the GeV center, which has a sharp and strong photoluminescence band with a zero-phonon line at 602 nm at room temperature. We demonstrate this new color center works as a single photon source. Both ion implantation and chemical vapor deposition techniques enabled fabrication of GeV centers in diamond. A first-principles calculation revealed the atomic crystal structure and energy levels of the GeV center.

Original languageEnglish
Article number12882
Pages (from-to)1-7
Number of pages7
JournalScientific Reports
Volume5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Aug 2015
Externally publishedYes

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