An integrated ultrahigh vacuum cluster tool for diamond surface science and single nitrogen-vacancy center measurements
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Quantum Physics arXiv:2606.13961 (quant-ph) [Submitted on 11 Jun 2026] Title:An integrated ultrahigh vacuum cluster tool for diamond surface science and single nitrogen-vacancy center measurements Authors:Zhiyang Yuan, Sorawis Sangtawesin, Lila V. H. Rodgers, Kalliope Zervas, James J. Allred, Jared Rovny, Patryk Gumann, Nathalie P. de Leon View a PDF of the paper titled An integrated ultrahigh vacuum cluster tool for diamond surface science and single nitrogen-vacancy center measurements, by Zhiyang Yuan and 7 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:We present a custom-designed ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) cluster tool developed for studying shallow nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond, enabling in situ diamond surface preparation, characterization, and single NV center dynamics measurements within a single connected platform. The system combines a surface science chamber for controlled surface modification and analysis with a cryogenic confocal microscope chamber dedicated to NV spin and optical measurements. This integrated approach enables a direct correlation between diamond surface chemistry and the resulting NV spin and charge properties. The instrument provides a versatile platform for systematic studies of surface-induced decoherence mechanisms and charge dynamics for shallow NV centers, and establishes a pathway toward reproducible surface engineering for quantum sensing applications. Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph); Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) Cite as: arXiv:2606.13961 [quant-ph] (or arXiv:2606.13961v1 [quant-ph] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.13961 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration) Submission history From: Nathalie de Leon [view email] [v1] Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:45:27 UTC (19,989 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled An integrated ultrahigh vacuum cluster tool for diamond surface science and single nitrogen-vacancy center measurements, by Zhiyang Yuan and 7 other authorsView PDFHTML (experimental)TeX Source view license Current browse context: quant-ph new | recent | 2026-06 Change to browse by: cond-mat cond-mat.mtrl-sci References & Citations INSPIRE HEP NASA ADSGoogle Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Loading... BibTeX formatted citation × loading... Data provided by: Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer (What is the Explorer?) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers (What is Connected Papers?) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps (What is Litmaps?) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations (What are Smart Citations?) Code, Data, Media Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article alphaXiv Toggle alphaXiv (What is alphaXiv?) Links to Code Toggle CatalyzeX Code Finder for Papers (What is CatalyzeX?) DagsHub Toggle DagsHub (What is DagsHub?) GotitPub Toggle Gotit.pub (What is GotitPub?) Huggingface Toggle Hugging Face (What is Huggingface?) ScienceCast Toggle ScienceCast (What is ScienceCast?) Demos Demos Replicate Toggle Replicate (What is Replicate?) Spaces Toggle Hugging Face Spaces (What is Spaces?) Spaces Toggle TXYZ.AI (What is TXYZ.AI?) Related Papers Recommenders and Search Tools Link to Influence Flower Influence Flower (What are Influence Flowers?) Core recommender toggle CORE Recommender (What is CORE?) Author Venue Institution Topic About arXivLabs arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs. Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax (What is MathJax?)