Journal
NANOSCALE
Volume 15, Issue 36, Pages 15000-15007Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d3nr03486k
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In this study, a reflective dielectric cavity (RDC) structure was used to enhance the fluorescence intensity of negatively charged boron vacancy (VB-) spin defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) significantly. This research contributes to the on-chip integration of spin defects in two-dimensional materials.
Among the various kinds of spin defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), the negatively charged boron vacancy (VB-) spin defect that can be site-specifically generated is undoubtedly a potential candidate for quantum sensing, but its low quantum efficiency restricts its practical applications. Here, we demonstrate a robust enhancement structure called reflective dielectric cavity (RDC) with advantages including easy on-chip integration, convenient processing, low cost and suitable broad-spectrum enhancement for VB- defects. In the experiment, we used a metal reflective layer under the hBN flakes, filled with a transition dielectric layer in the middle, and adjusted the thickness of the dielectric layer to achieve the best coupling between RDC and spin defects in hBN. A remarkable 11-fold enhancement in the fluorescence intensity of VB- spin defects in hBN flakes can be achieved. By designing the metal layer into a waveguide structure, high-contrast optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) signal (& SIM;21%) can be obtained. The oxide layer of the RDC can be used as the integrated material to implement secondary processing of micro-nano photonic devices, which means that it can be combined with other enhancement structures to achieve stronger enhancement. This work has guiding significance for realizing the on-chip integration of spin defects in two-dimensional materials. Among the various kinds of spin defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), the negatively charged boron vacancy (VB-) spin defect that can be site-specifically generated is undoubtedly a potential candidate for quantum sensing.
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