Diamond with NV centres (IMAGE)

Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie

Diamond with NV centres

Caption

The green laser excites charge carriers in the NV centres, which are then captured by surface states. The scanning tip moves over the surface and measures a potential difference around a NV centre. The spin states of the NV centres can be manipulated using microwaves.

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Martin Künsting / HZB

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