Optical control of the charge state of color centers in hexagonal boron nitride
arXiv:2002.08177 · doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00751
Abstract
We report on multicolor excitation experiments with color centers in hexagonal boron nitride at cryogenic temperatures. We demonstrate controllable optical switching between bright and dark states of color centers emitting around 2eV. Resonant, or quasi-resonant excitation also pumps the color center, via a two-photon process, into a dark state, where it becomes trapped. Photoluminescence excitation spectroscopy reveals a defect dependent energy threshold for repumping the color center into the bright state of between 2.2 and 2.6eV. Photoionization and photocharging of the defect is the most plausible explanation for this behaviour, with the negative and neutral charge states of the boron vacancy potential candidates for the bright and dark states, respectively. Furthermore, a second zero phonon line, detuned by +0.4eV, is observed in absorption with orthogonal polarization to the emission, evidencing an additional energy level in the color center.
arXiv comment19 pages, 4 figures
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