Electrical Tuning of Tin-Vacancy Centers in Diamond

Group-IV color centers in diamond have attracted significant attention as solid-state spin qubits because of their excellent optical and spin properties. Among these color centers, the tin-vacancy (Sn-V-) center is of particular interest because its large ground-state splitting enables long spin coherence times at temperatures above 1 K. However, color centers typically suffer from inhomogeneous broadening, which can be exacerbated by nanofabrication-induced strain, hindering the implementation of quantum nodes emitting indistinguishable photons. Although strain and Raman tuning have been investigated as promising tuning techniques to overcome the spectral mismatch between distinct group-IV color centers, other approaches need to be explored to find methods that can offer more localized control without sacrificing emission intensity. Here, we study the electrical tuning of Sn-V- centers in diamond via the direct-current Stark effect. We demonstrate a tuning range beyond 1.7 GHz. We observe both quadratic and linear dependence on the applied electric field. We also confirm that the tuning effect we observe is a result of the applied electric field and is distinct from thermal tuning due to Joule heating. Stark tuning is a promising avenue toward overcoming detunings between emitters and enabling the realization of multiple identical quantum nodes.

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The study investigates the electrical tuning of Sn-V- centers in diamond through the direct-current Stark effect, demonstrating a tuning range beyond 1.7 GHz with both quadratic and linear dependence on the applied electric field. The researchers confirm that the observed tuning effect is a result of the applied electric field, distinct from thermal tuning due to Joule heating, suggesting Stark tuning as a promising avenue to overcome detunings between emitters and enabling the realization of multiple identical quantum nodes.