Observing bulk diamond spin coherence in high-purity nanodiamonds

Nature Materials

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-25

  Knowles, Helena S ^a   Kara, Dhiren M ^a   Atatüre, Mete ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMONDS; IMPURITIES; MAGNETOMETERS; NITROGEN; QUANTUM OPTICS;

DYNAMICAL DECOUPLING; FREE INDUCTION DECAY; HIGH SENSITIVITY; NANOMETRE RESOLUTION; NITROGEN IMPURITY; NITROGEN VACANCIES; QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE; QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES;

NANODIAMONDS;

EID: 84890566253     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat3805     Document Type: Article

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