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Chikara Shinei

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arXiv2026

Vacancy-mediated nitrogen diffusion and aggregation via high-fluence electron beam irradiation in HPHT synthesized diamond crystal

The negatively charged nitrogen vacancy (NV-) center in diamond is a promising point defect for highly sensitive quantum sensing. The formation of high-density NV- centers is essential for improving sensitivity. We performed room-temperature electron beam irradiation (EBI) and annealing on nitrogen-doped high-pressure high-temperature diamond crystals, aiming to convert all substitutional nitrogen into NV structures by increasing EBI fluence. While the Ns0 to NV0 and NV- conversion process dominated at low EBI fluences, in a high-fluence region, NV0 and NV- center and Ns0 and Ns+ concentrations decreased with increasing EBI fluence, indicating the formation of unknown nitrogen-related defects such as the H3 center, which is a nitrogen and vacancy aggregation defect. Although H3 centers were observed at high EBI fluence, their annealing temperature of 1375 +- 25 °C was lower than the typically reported temperatures over 1600 °C. We attribute this low-temperature formation to vacancy-mediated nitrogen diffusion and aggregation.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci↗

arXiv2026

A Highly Sensitive Diamond NV Magnetometer Using Ramsey Interferometry with a Short Sensor-to-Sample Distance

In this study, we developed a diamond quantum magnetometer based on Ramsey interferometry with a short sensor-to-sample distance. Conventional biomagnetic sensors with ensemble nitrogen-vacancy centers using continuous-wave optically detected magnetic resonance and Ramsey methods typically rely on watt-level lasers to achieve high sensitivity, resulting in thermal issues. In contrast, by employing the light-trapping diamond waveguide technique in a high-pressure and high-temperature diamond sample treated with electron beam irradiation, we obtained a high photon conversion efficiency of 9.5%, enabling us to simultaneously achieve a high sensitivity of 2.93(7) pT/Hz^1/2 in the 100-400 Hz frequency range and a minimal temperature increase of only approximately 13 K at a low laser power of 210 mW. Using a dry phantom designed to mimic magnetoencephalography signals, we measured a weak magnetic field of 77.7(2) pT without signal averaging at a sensor-to-sample distance of 2.5 mm. This short-distance measurement prevents severe spatial signal attenuation, yielding a high signal-to-noise ratio. The development here is crucial for practical biomagnetic applications based on Ramsey interferometry.

quant-ph↗

arXiv2025

Multichannel highly sensitive diamond quantum magnetometer

We demonstrate a highly sensitive real-time magnetometry method at two measurement points. This magnetometry method is based on the frequency-division multiplexing of continuous-wave optically detected magnetic resonance. We use two ensembles of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers separated by 3.6 mm to measure a magnetic field. A different bias field is applied to the two NV ensembles to resolve the resonance peak for each ensemble in the frequency space and enables the multiplexed magnetometry at the two points. The sensitivities achieved at the measurement points are $21~\mathrm{pT/\sqrt{Hz}}$ and $22~\mathrm{pT/\sqrt{Hz}}$. The proposed magnetometry method can be expanded to include more measurement points and shorter spacing. The capability of real-time measurement at numerous points with short spacing and high sensitivity is beneficial for various applications, including biomagnetic sensing, geophysical research, and material science.

quant-ph↗

arXiv2024

Performance Evaluation of a Diamond Quantum Magnetometer for Biomagnetic Sensing: A Phantom Study

We employ a dry-type phantom to evaluate the performance of a diamond quantum magnetometer with a high sensitivity of about $6~\mathrm{pT/\sqrt{Hz}}$ from the viewpoint of practical measurement in biomagnetic sensing. The dry phantom is supposed to represent an equivalent current dipole (ECD) generated by brain activity, emulating an encephalomagnetic field. The spatial resolution of the magnetometer is evaluated to be sufficiently higher than the length of the variation in the encephalomagnetic field distribution. The minimum detectable ECD moment is evaluated to be 0.2 nA m by averaging about 8000 measurements for a standoff distance of 2.4 mm from the ECD. We also discuss the feasibility of detecting an ECD in the measurement of an encephalomagnetic field in humans. We conclude that it is feasible to detect an encephalomagnetic field from a shallow cortex area such as the primary somatosensory cortex.

physics.ins-det↗

arXiv2023

Long Rayleigh length confocal microscope: A fast evaluation tool for obtaining quantum properties of color centers

Color centers in wide band-gap semiconductors, which have superior quantum properties even at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, have been actively applied to quantum sensing devices. Characterization of the quantum properties of the color centers in the semiconductor materials and ensuring that these properties are uniform over a wide area are key issues for developing quantum sensing devices based on color center. In this article, we will describe the principle and performance of a newly developed confocal microscope system with a long Rayleigh length (LRCFM). This system can characterize a wider area faster than the confocal microscope systems commonly used for color center evaluation.

quant-ph↗

arXiv2021

Millimetre-scale magnetocardiography of living rats using a solid-state quantum sensor

A key challenge in cardiology is the non-invasive imaging of electric current propagation occurring in the cardiovascular system at an intra-cardiac scale. A promising approach for directly mapping the current dynamics is to monitor the associated stray magnetic field. However, in this magnetic field approach, the spatial resolution deteriorates significantly as the standoff distance between the target and the sensor increases. Existing sensors usually remain relatively far from the target and provide only centimetre-scale resolution because their operating temperature is not biocompatible. Here we demonstrate millimetre-scale magnetocardiography of living rats using a solid-state quantum sensor based on nitrogen-vacancy centres in diamond. The essence of the method is a millimetre proximity from the sensor to heart surface, which enhances the cardiac magnetic field to greater than nanoteslas and allows the mapping of these signals with intra-cardiac resolution. From the acquired magnetic images, we also estimate the source electric current vector, flowing from the right atria base via the Purkinje fibre bundle to the left ventricular apex. Our results establish the solid-state quantum sensor's capability to probe cardiac magnetic signals from mammalian animals and reveal their intra-cardiac electrodynamics. This technique will enable the study of the origin and progression of myriad cardiac arrhythmias including flutter, fibrillation, and tachycardia.

physics.med-ph↗