Probing spin-phonon interactions in silicon carbide with Gaussian acoustics

Abstract

Hybrid spin-mechanical systems provide a platform for integrating quantum registers and transducers. Efficient creation and control of such systems require a comprehensive understanding of the individual spin and mechanical components as well as their mutual interactions. Point defects in silicon carbide (SiC) offer long-lived, optically addressable spin registers in a wafer-scale material with low acoustic losses, making them natural candidates for integration with high quality factor mechanical resonators. Here, we show Gaussian focusing of a surface acoustic wave in SiC, characterized by a novel stroboscopic X-ray diffraction imaging technique, which delivers direct, strain amplitude information at nanoscale spatial resolution. Using ab initio calculations, we provide a more complete picture of spin-strain coupling for various defects in SiC with C3v symmetry. This reveals the importance of shear for future device engineering and enhanced spin-mechanical coupling. We demonstrate all-optical detection of acoustic paramagnetic resonance without microwave magnetic fields, relevant to sensing applications. Finally, we show mechanically driven Autler-Townes splittings and magnetically forbidden Rabi oscillations. These results offer a basis for full strain control of three-level spin systems.

17 pages, 4 figures

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