Fast, nanoscale addressability of nitrogen-vacancy spins via coupling to a dynamic ferromagnetic vortex

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates a method to rapidly and precisely control individual nitrogen-vacancy spins in diamond using a dynamically manipulated ferromagnetic vortex, enabling nanometer-scale addressability at room temperature.

Contribution

It introduces a technique to couple ferromagnetic vortices with NV centers, achieving fast, nanoscale spin control and addressing at room temperature.

Findings

Vortex proximity induces NV spin splitting.

Magnetic field gradient enables nanometer-scale addressing.

Fast vortex driving allows sequential spin manipulation on ~100 ns timescales.

Abstract

The core of a ferromagnetic vortex domain creates a strong, localized magnetic field which can be manipulated on nanosecond timescales, providing a platform for addressing and controlling individual nitrogen-vacancy center spins in diamond at room temperature, with nanometer-scale resolution. First, we show that the ferromagnetic vortex can be driven into proximity with a nitrogen-vacancy defect using small applied magnetic fields, inducing significant nitrogen-vacancy spin splitting. Second, we find that the magnetic field gradient produced by the vortex is sufficient to address spins separated by nanometer length scales. By applying a microwave-frequency magnetic field, we drive both the vortex and the nitrogen-vacancy spins, resulting in enhanced coherent rotation of the spin state. Finally we demonstrate that by driving the vortex on fast timescales, sequential addressing and coherent manipulation of spins is possible on $\sim100$ ns timescales.