Nanopositioning of a diamond nanocrystal containing a single NV defect center

Precise control over the position of a single quantum object is important for many experiments in quantum science and nanotechnology. We report on a technique for high-accuracy positioning of individual diamond nanocrystals. The positioning is done with a home-built nanomanipulator under real-time s...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2009-03
Main Authors: van der Sar, T, Heeres, E C, Dmochowski, G M, de Lange, G, Robledo, L, Oosterkamp, T H, Hanson, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diamonds
Electron imaging
Nanocrystals
Nanotechnology
Optical properties
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Summary:Precise control over the position of a single quantum object is important for many experiments in quantum science and nanotechnology. We report on a technique for high-accuracy positioning of individual diamond nanocrystals. The positioning is done with a home-built nanomanipulator under real-time scanning electron imaging, yielding an accuracy of a few nanometers. This technique is applied to pick up, move and position a single NV defect center contained in a diamond nanocrystal. We verify that the unique optical and spin properties of the NV center are conserved by the positioning process.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.0903.3336