Abstract
We demonstrate fluorescence thermometry techniques with sensitivities approaching 10 mK⋅Hz−1/2 based on the spin-dependent photoluminescence of nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamond. These techniques use dynamical decoupling protocols to convert thermally induced shifts in the NV center's spin resonance frequencies into large changes in its fluorescence. By mitigating interactions with nearby nuclear spins and facilitating selective thermal measurements, these protocols enhance the spin coherence times accessible for thermometry by 45-fold, corresponding to a 7-fold improvement in the NV center’s temperature sensitivity. Moreover, we demonstrate these techniques can be applied over a broad temperature range and in both finite and near-zero magnetic field environments. This versatility suggests that the quantum coherence of single spins could be practically leveraged for sensitive thermometry in a wide variety of biological and microscale systems.
Keywords: spintronics, electron spin resonance, quantum control
Thermometry based on thermally driven changes in fluorescence lifetimes or intensities is an essential technique in many environments that preclude electrical probes (1). Although typical fluorescence thermometers use millimeter-scale optical probes (2), the desire to noninvasively monitor intracellular thermal gradients has motivated efforts to develop analogous methods at the nanoscale (3, 4). This interest has stimulated the development of nanoscale fluorescence thermometers based on quantum dots (5), rare-earth ions (6), and nanogels (7), with recent studies suggesting that intracellular temperature gradients are on the order of 1 K (8). However, the application of conventional fluorescence thermometry techniques in biological settings is limited by temperature resolutions of ∼0.2 K or worse (8–10), motivating the development of more advanced nanoscale thermometers.
In recent years, solid-state electronic spins have gained considerable attention for applications in nanoscale sensing. In particular, the diamond nitrogen vacancy (NV) center (Fig. 1A) has garnered attention for its optical spin initialization and fluorescence-based spin readout (11), the ability to isolate and measure single defects (12), and the ability to manipulate its spin using microwave electron spin resonance techniques (13). NV center sensing is based on monitoring shifts in the spin resonance frequencies through the defect’s fluorescence as a function of external perturbations such as magnetic fields (14–17), electric fields (18), or temperature (19, 20), with the sensitivity of these techniques scaling as , where TC is the relevant spin coherence time (21). These coherence times can be enhanced by two to three orders of magnitude for perturbations amenable to time-periodic (AC) modulation through the use of dynamical decoupling techniques that periodically invert the spin state and the signal being sensed to mitigate the effects of low-frequency magnetic noise (22–24). These methods have enabled the detection of single electronic spins (15) and nanoscale nuclear spin ensembles external to the diamond (16, 17), with motivations to extend these techniques to biological systems using NV centers in nanodiamonds (25).
Here we demonstrate that the quantum coherence of a single NV center can enhance thermometry. Our technique relies on the use of dynamical decoupling protocols that manipulate the NV center’s spin-one ground state to selectively measure thermally driven shifts in the spin resonance frequencies while suppressing the effects of low-frequency magnetic noise. This allows us to exploit the NV center’s long spin coherence for thermometry. We achieve spin coherence times for thermal sensing exceeding 80 μs, resulting in inferred thermal sensitivities of 25 mK⋅Hz−1/2. By combining these prolonged coherence times with improved fluorescence detection (26), we estimate that thermal sensitivities better than 10 mK⋅Hz−1/2 should be achievable. These sensitivities demonstrate the NV center’s potential to markedly improve on the ∼0.2-K temperature resolution offered by competing nanoscale fluorescence thermometry techniques (3, 4, 8–10). We execute these measurements in two regimes: in moderate magnetic fields where both spin transitions can be resonantly addressed with separate microwave signals and near zero magnetic field where they can be addressed with a single microwave frequency. Finally, we demonstrate the wide range of operating temperatures for NV center thermometers by performing these measurements at 500 K. Together, these results provide a robust set of protocols for NV center-based thermometry.
Principles of Spin-Based Fluorescence Thermometry
Our work focuses on the precise measurement of the NV center’s temperature-dependent crystal field splitting (D) between its mS = 0 and mS = ±1 sublevels, as seen in the ground-state spin Hamiltonian (27):
Here is the electronic spin operator, g = 2.00 is the electron g factor, is the Bohr magneton, is the applied magnetic field, is the hyperfine tensor, and is the nitrogen nuclear spin operator (I = 1). Additional considerations regarding Eq. 1, such as the influence of strain and electric fields, are discussed in SI Appendix. The crystal field splitting, ∼2.870 GHz at room temperature, exhibits shifts of −74 kHz/K due to thermal expansion (20) and vibronic interactions (28). Because the D term is second order in Sz, ground-state-level shifts due to changes in temperature can be distinguished from Zeeman shifts (Fig. 1B). This point has recently been used to perform NV center magnetometry that is insensitive to temperature drift (29). Here we take the opposite approach to perform thermometry that is robust against the NV center’s interactions with its magnetic environment. Our approach is to resonantly manipulate the spin such that at specific times the relative phase of the spin states in the laboratory frame becomes , where t is the spin’s total free evolution time. As this phase is independent of the magnetic field (up to fluctuations on the timescale of the interpulse delay, τ), it is protected from the low-frequency magnetic fluctuations that limit the coherence to the inhomogeneous spin lifetime (T2*). Similarly, the phase is independent of the nitrogen nuclear spin state, thus eliminating interference effects observed with conventional Ramsey measurement techniques used to sense static (DC) shifts in the resonance frequencies (Fig. 1C). This relative phase is then converted into a population difference of the spin sublevels and measured through the fluorescence intensity (IPL). The fluorescence is ∼30% greater for the mS = 0 state than for the mS = ±1 states, and varies linearly with the mS = 0 spin population, providing a direct measurement of the NV center spin. This measurement sequence is repeated until the desired level of IPL is reached. As a function of t, the IPL signal oscillates between IPL(mS = 0) and IPL(mS = ±1) with a frequency given by D – ΩREF, where ΩREF corresponds to the microwave carrier frequencies used for spin manipulation. Small thermally driven changes in D (as well as the value of D itself) can therefore be measured through large changes in the NV center’s fluorescence.
Fluorescence Thermometry in Finite Magnetic Fields
We first demonstrate “thermal” analogs to conventional Hahn echo and Carr–Purcell–Meiboom–Gill (CPMG-N) pulse sequences (30) in finite magnetic fields, where both the mS = 0 to mS = −1 and mS = 0 to mS = +1 transitions are resonantly addressed. After optically initializing the spin into the mS = 0 sublevel with a 2-μs laser pulse, we apply one of the pulse sequences shown in Fig. 2A, referred to here as the thermal echo (TE) and thermal CPMG-N (TCPMG-N). These pulse sequences follow the same general methodology: The spin is first initialized into a superposition of two of its three eigenstates and then undergoes periods of free evolution punctuated by operations of the form π+1π−1π+1 or π−1π+1π−1, where the subscripts indicate the spin transition being addressed; e.g., π−1 acts on the mS = 0 to mS = −1 transition. These operations interchange the spin populations in the mS = +1 and mS = −1 states, thus inverting the NV center spin state. As a result of the inversions, the mS = +1 and mS = −1 states acquire a total phase , which is independent of static magnetic fields and low-frequency magnetic noise. The final microwave pulse converts this phase into a population of the mS = 0 state, which is measured optically. The key difference between the TE and the TCPMG-N sequences is that the TCPMG-N sequences invert the spin more frequently (2N times) and thus counteract higher-frequency magnetic noise. Note that the final π−1π+1π−1 operation in the TE sequence compensates for undesired phases acquired during the duration of the π pulses and the interpulse delays (see SI Appendix for further details). The TCPMG-N sequences also include two symmetrized π−1π+1π−1 operations per period, compensating for these undesired phase accumulations and providing better protection from noise (31).
We apply these pulse sequences to a single NV center in a diamond with natural 13C abundance (1.1%) in a magnetic field (Bz = 30 G). In these materials the 13C nuclear spins (I = 1/2) are the primary source of decoherence, limiting T2* to a few microseconds. Conventional Hahn echo measurements can extend the coherence to hundreds of microseconds, but are limited by the incoherent precession of the 13C nuclei, which causes the coherence to collapse and revive at the 13C Larmor frequency (32). Previous studies demonstrated that dynamical decoupling sequences, such as CPMG-N, can counteract the 13C precession to maintain coherence over significantly enhanced timescales (23), and here we demonstrate that this coherence can be accessed for DC thermal sensing. Our focus is on extending the timescale of the first coherence collapse, because our three-level pulse protocols lead to three incommensurate 13C precession frequencies that do not produce the coherence revivals observed in the two-level Hahn echo (33). Fig. 2B shows the Hahn echo coherence, with the width of the gray shaded region corresponding to the spin’s T2*. The TE sequence achieves a coherence time similar to that of the Hahn echo sequence, approximately four times greater than T2* (Fig. 2C). The TCPMG (Fig. 2D) and TCPMG-2 (Fig. 2E) sequences extend the spin coherence even further in time. The coherence time reaches 17.6 μs for TCPMG-2, corresponding to a ninefold improvement in coherence over T2* and a threefold improvement in thermal sensitivity (η) compared with a Ramsey measurement. Using Eq. 4 described in Methods, which is based on monitoring thermally driven changes in IPL at the free evolution time that mutually optimizes the coherence and accumulated phase, we infer that for these experimental parameters η = 54 ± 1 mK⋅Hz−1/2. Combining our observed coherence with higher photon collection efficiencies achieved in scanning diamond magnetometers (34) could improve η to ∼15 mK⋅Hz−1/2.
Our measurements show good agreement with the results of numerical modeling for the spin dynamics of an NV center in a 13C spin bath subjected to the TE and TCPMG-N sequences (solid green lines in Fig. 2 B–E; see Methods for further details). We note that the difference between the modeling results and the experimental data is larger for the sequences involving more pulses, suggesting that they are caused by pulse imperfections. Interestingly, the simulations for TCPMG-2 (Fig. 2E) show a distinct feature near 25 μs, when the coherence collapses and then revives with a 180° shift in phase in the oscillations. We have observed similar behavior on other NV centers in our diamond sample (SI Appendix) and tentatively attribute these features to coupling to the most proximal 13C nuclei (32). The overall correspondence between the coherence observed in the measurements and that observed in the numerical simulations supports the assertion that the 13C nuclear spins are a primary limiting factor for these measurements. These observations suggest that the 13C dynamics could be further suppressed to produce improved thermal sensitivities not only through the application of higher-order TCPMG-N sequences, but also by reducing the magnetic field to lower the 13C precession frequency.
Fluorescence Thermometry Near Zero Magnetic Field
Near zero magnetic field, the bandwidth of the resonant microwave pulses exceeds the spectral width of the mS = +1 and mS = −1 resonances, and the thermal echo can be performed with a single microwave source (Fig. 3A). We consider near zero magnetic fields (Bz ∼ 0.5 G) to mitigate mixing of the mS = ±1 states induced by transverse strain (18). In this limit the TE sequence has an analogous form to that of pulse sequences proposed for NV center timekeeping (35), where the π pulse that inverts the spin state has a duration such that a spin initially in mS = 0 goes through a superposition of mS = ±1 and returns to mS = 0 with an opposite sign.
In this small magnetic field, the TE sequence produces a longer coherence time of ∼85 μs (Fig. 3B), in good agreement with numerical simulations. This improves the inferred η to 25 ± 2 mK⋅Hz−1/2 for these measurements and we estimate that improved fluorescence detection techniques could improve η to ∼7 mK⋅Hz−1/2. To show the sensitivity of this coherence to temperature shifts, we perform a direct experimental demonstration where we increase the temperature of the diamond substrate by 0.1 K while keeping the microwave carrier frequency (ΩREF) fixed (Fig. 3C). The change in the accumulated phase of the mS = +1 and mS = −1 states produces a pronounced change in the IPL signal—the dashed blue line spanning Fig. 3 B and C draws attention to when the two signals have opposite phase. As the 0.1-K shift is clearly resolved, these measurements demonstrate that NV centers could offer a significant improvement in thermal sensitivity relative to alternative nanoscale fluorescence thermometers (3, 4, 8–10). Even longer coherence times approaching ∼1 ms, achieved through the application of higher-order decoupling sequences or the use of isotopically purified diamond to eliminate the 13C spin bath (36), could further improve the thermal sensitivities from those discussed here.
Finally, to demonstrate the versatility of these NV center thermometry techniques, we perform a similar TE measurement at 500 K (Fig. 4). This measurement shows a coherence similar to that of the 300-K thermal echoes as expected from the temperature independence of the 13C spin bath (19) and the sufficiently long spin-lattice relaxation time (∼1 ms) at this temperature (37). The 500-K TE does show a reduced fluorescence contrast, predominantly due to an increased fluorescence background at this temperature. However, this measurement still achieves a comparable η of 39 ± 6 mK⋅Hz-1/2 due to the larger shift in D (−140 kHz/K at 500 K), whereas enhanced photon collection efficiencies could provide an η of ∼11 mK⋅Hz−1/2. The robust temperature dependence of these spin-based thermometry methods suggests they could be applied in a variety of contexts beyond intracellular sensing such as diamond-based scanning thermal microscopy (34, 38).
Conclusions
These results illustrate the NV center’s promise for nanoscale thermometry applications by demonstrating dynamical decoupling techniques that harness the NV center’s long spin coherence for thermal measurement. By using this quantum degree of freedom, we achieve thermal sensitivities that approach 10 mK⋅Hz−1/2, demonstrating the NV center’s potential to improve on existing nanoscale fluorescence thermometry techniques by an order of magnitude. Although these results are obtained using single NV centers in high-quality synthetic diamond, the development of diamond nanostructures containing highly coherent NV centers (39, 40) suggests a pathway for fabricating nanodiamonds that achieve similar sensitivities. Such nanostructures could enable high-precision thermometry in biological and microfluidic systems with subdiffraction spatial resolution defined by the size of the nanodiamonds. Furthermore, scanning thermal measurement in fluids will benefit from recent advances in the 3D spatial control and rotational control of optically trapped nanodiamonds containing NV centers (41, 42). These compelling applications suggest the potential impact of nanoscale thermometers that combine the solid-state quantum coherence of NV centers demonstrated here with the biocompatibility, hardness, and high thermal conductivity of diamond.
Methods
Temperature Sensitivity Estimates.
The measurements presented here are principally concerned with determining the coherence of the TE and TCPMG-N pulse sequences. Thus, for our measurements we detune our microwave carrier frequencies from D by an amount sufficient to induce oscillations in IPL as a function of t, the free evolution time. We fit the finite-field results to functions of the form
where τ1/e is the 1/e decay time and a, m, ω, φ, and b are free parameters. We fit the near-zero-field data to functions of the form
to account for the fact that the π/4 pulse initializes the spin into , such that at long times IPL decays to IPL(mS = 0) + IPL(mS = ±1). From our measurements we also extract the number of photons per measurement shot for the bright and dark spin states (p0 and p1, respectively). We use this information to quantify η, defined as a signal-to-noise ratio of one, using an expression analogous to those considered for NV center magnetic sensing (16, 21),
where the η values quoted in the main text correspond to the maximum value of . In our experiments we obtain p0 and p1 values of ∼0.007 and ∼0.005, respectively; for the case of optimized photon collection efficiencies we assume values of ∼0.09 and ∼0.065 (26, 34). In addition to assuming that measurements are performed by monitoring IPL at the optimal t, Eq. 4 also assumes the limit of small detunings between D and ΩREF and that the initialization and readout microwave pulses are phase shifted by 90° so that a linear relationship between the relative phase of the spin states and the measured IPL is achieved. For an extensive discussion of these considerations in the context of NV center magnetometry, see ref. 21.
Numerical Modeling.
The positions of the 13C nuclear spins were randomly generated at sites inside a 70 × 70 × 70 atoms3 diamond lattice with an abundance of 1.08%. The dipolar interactions between the NV center spin and the 13C spins were considered, whereas the dipolar couplings between the nuclear spins were neglected (a good approximation for our relevant experimental times of 50–100 μs). The full quantum dynamics of the NV center electronic spin (S = 1) and the 1,200 most strongly coupled 13C spins (I = 1/2) were modeled. The quantitative details of the NV center spin dynamics depend on the specific positions of the 13C nuclei around the NV center and can be strongly influenced by the most proximal 13C (32, 43). However, the overall shapes of the TE and TCPMG-N signals, as well as the typical timescales, are relatively consistent between different nuclear configurations. A further discussion of the NV center decoherence caused by the 13C spin bath is provided in SI Appendix.
Note.
After submission of this manuscript, two complementary preprints discussing NV center thermometry were posted online (44, 45).
Supplementary Material
Acknowledgments
We thank F. J. Heremans for technical assistance and B. B. Buckley, A. L. Falk, C. G. Yale, and A. L. Yeats for helpful discussion. We acknowledge financial support from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Defense Advanced Research Planning Agency. Work at Ames Laboratory was supported by the Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences under Contract DE-AC02-07CH11358.
Footnotes
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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