Measurement of the full stress tensor in a crystal using photoluminescence from point defects: The example of nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond

Fabio Grazioso, Brian R. Patton, Paul Delaney, Matthew L. Markham, Daniel J. Twitchen, Jason M. Smith

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Abstract

We introduce a method for measuring the full stress tensor in a crystal utilising the properties of individual point defects. By measuring the perturbation to the electronic states of three point defects with C 3 v symmetry in a cubic crystal, sufficient information is obtained to construct all six independent components of the symmetric stress tensor. We demonstrate the method using photoluminescence from nitrogen-vacancy colour centers in diamond. The method breaks the inverse relationship between spatial resolution and sensitivity that is inherent to existing bulk strain measurement techniques, and thus, offers a route to nanoscale strain mapping in diamond and other materials in which individual point defects can be interrogated.
Original languageEnglish
Article number101905
Number of pages4
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume103
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 02 Sept 2013

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