Towards Sub-Diffraction Mapping of NV Center Positions via Electrostatic Raster Scanning
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Abstract
We present a theoretical method for the nanometric position mapping of single nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond using electric-field-induced Stark shifts. A tunable saddle point in the electric field is generated by four symmetrically arranged electrodes and scanned across a defined area. As the saddle point moves, local field variations produce measurable shifts in the NV center's optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) spectrum. An analytical model was developed to calculate the voltage configurations needed to position the saddle point with nanometer scale precision. The spin Hamiltonian of the NV center is used to simulate its response under realistic field conditions. Results showed a linear relation between electric field amplitude and resonance frequency shift, with approximately 200 Hz per <tex xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">$15 ~\mathrm{V} / \text{cm}$</tex>. These shifts are well within ODMR detection limits, and prior experiments confirm detectability down to 14 V/cm. This method enables sub-10 nanometer localization without optical imaging, offering a scalable solution for integrating NV centers into quantum devices.
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| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.004 | 0.000 |
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