Identifying high performance spectrally-stable quantum defects in diamond

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.11598v1
• Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:26:24 GMT
• Title: Identifying high performance spectrally-stable quantum defects in diamond
• Authors: Yihuang Xiong, Yizhi Zhu, Shay McBride, Sinéad M. Griffin, Geoffroy Hautier,
• Abstract summary: Quantum defects in semiconductors are becoming central to quantum technologies.<n>The most prominent quantum defect in diamond is the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center.<n>We identify the defects that combine centrosymmetry, emission in the visible range, as well as favorable and achievable electronic structure.
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• Abstract: Point defects in semiconductors are becoming central to quantum technologies. They can be used as spin qubits interfacing with photons, which are fundamental for building quantum networks. Currently, the most prominent quantum defect in diamond is the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center. However, it suffers from spectral diffusion that negatively impacts optical coherence and is due to the coupling of the emission energy with uncontrolled electric fields. The group IV vacancy complexes on the other hand have shown to be significantly more spectrally-stable as they are centrosymmetric and thus immune to the linear Stark shift. They however suffer from several issues ranging from low operation temperature to low optical efficiency due to dark states and difficulty in stabilizing the right defect charge state. Here we search for alternative to the group IV vacancy complex in diamond by systematically evaluating all possible vacancy complex using high-throughput first-principles computational screening. We identify the defects that combine centrosymmetry, emission in the visible range, as well as favorable and achievable electronic structure promoting higher operation temperature and defect levels well within the band gap. We find Zn$V^{-2}$ to be especially appealing.

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