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Coupling Spin Defects in a Layered Material to Nanoscale Plasmonic Cavities

Journal

ADVANCED MATERIALS
Volume 34, Issue 1, Pages -

Publisher

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202106046

Keywords

hexagonal boron nitride; spin defects; plasmonics; cavity

Funding

  1. Australian Research Council [CE200100010]
  2. Asian Office of Aerospace Research Development [FA2386-20-1-4014]
  3. National Science Foundation (NSF) [DMR-1809235]
  4. NSF [ECCS-MRI-1531237]

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A scalable approach has been demonstrated to greatly enhance the emission of V-B(-) defects by coupling to a plasmonic gap cavity. This enhancement in photoluminescence and optically detected magnetic resonance contrast will be crucial for advances in quantum sensing using 2D materials and in the realization of nanophotonic devices with spin defects in hexagonal boron nitride.
Spin defects in hexagonal boron nitride, and specifically the negatively charged boron vacancy (V-B(-)) centers, are emerging candidates for quantum sensing. However, the V-B(-) defects suffer from low quantum efficiency and, as a result, exhibit weak photoluminescence. In this work, a scalable approach is demonstrated to dramatically enhance the V-B(-) emission by coupling to a plasmonic gap cavity. The plasmonic cavity is composed of a flat gold surface and a silver cube, with few-layer hBN flakes positioned in between. Employing these plasmonic cavities, two orders of magnitude are extracted in photoluminescence enhancement associated with a corresponding twofold enhancement in optically detected magnetic resonance contrast. The work will be pivotal to progress in quantum sensing employing 2D materials, and in realization of nanophotonic devices with spin defects in hexagonal boron nitride.

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