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Nanoscale electric-field imaging based on a quantum sensor and its charge-state control under ambient condition.

ABSTRACT: Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond can be used as quantum sensors to image the magnetic field with nanoscale resolution. However, nanoscale electric-field mapping has not been achieved so far because of the relatively weak coupling strength between NV and electric field. Here, using individual shallow NVs, we quantitatively image electric field contours from a sharp tip of a qPlus-based atomic force microscope (AFM), and achieve a spatial resolution of ~10 nm. Through such local electric fields, we demonstrated electric control of NV's charge state with sub-5 nm precision. This work represents the first step towards nanoscale scanning electrometry based on a single quantum sensor and may open up the possibility of quantitatively mapping local charge, electric polarization, and dielectric response in a broad spectrum of functional materials at nanoscale.

SUBMITTER: Bian K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8080810 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

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Nanoscale electric-field imaging based on a quantum sensor and its charge-state control under ambient condition.

Bian Ke K Zheng Wentian W Zeng Xianzhe X Chen Xiakun X Stöhr Rainer R Denisenko Andrej A Yang Sen S Wrachtrup Jörg J Jiang Ying Y

Nature communications 20210428 1

Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond can be used as quantum sensors to image the magnetic field with nanoscale resolution. However, nanoscale electric-field mapping has not been achieved so far because of the relatively weak coupling strength between NV and electric field. Here, using individual shallow NVs, we quantitatively image electric field contours from a sharp tip of a qPlus-based atomic force microscope (AFM), and achieve a spatial resolution of ~10 nm. Through such local electric f ...[more]

PMID: 33911073

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