Abstract
Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) color centers in diamond constitute a unique system for experimental quantum thermodynamic research. The NV is a quantum spin (exhibiting millisecond-scale coherence times at room temperature) within a solid structure, surrounded naturally by both an electronic spin bath (nitrogen impurities) and a nuclear spin bath (13C isotopes). The optical access offered by the NV in terms of spin-state readout and initialization (cooling), together with its versatile microwave control, provides a rich platform for experiments in quantum thermodynamics. We present the NV system, detail core schemes for spin manipulation and bath cooling, and describe future prospects.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Fundamental Theories of Physics |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 983-998 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
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| State | Published - 2018 |
Publication series
| Name | Fundamental Theories of Physics |
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| Volume | 195 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0168-1222 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2365-6425 |
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