n-Type diamond synthesized with tert-butylphosphine for long spin coherence times of perfectly aligned NV centers

Abstract

The longest spin coherence times for nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers at room temperature have been achieved in phosphorus-doped n-type diamond. However, difficulty controlling impurity incorporation and the utilization of highly toxic phosphine gas in the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique pose problems for the growth of n-type diamond. In the present study, n-type diamond samples were synthesized by CVD using tert-butylphosphine, which is much less toxic than phosphine. The unintentional incorporation of nitrogen was found to be suppressed by incrementally increasing the gas flow rates of H2 and CH${}_4$. Hall measurements confirmed n-type conduction in three measured samples prepared under different growth conditions. The highest measured Hall mobility at room temperature was 422 cm${}^2$/(Vs). In the sample with the lowest nitrogen concentration, the spin coherence time ($T_2$) increased to 1.62 $\pm$ 0.10 ms. Optically detected magnetic resonance spectra indicated that all of the measured NV centers were aligned along the [111] direction. This study provides appropriate CVD conditions for growing phosphorus-doped n-type diamond with perfectly aligned NV centers exhibiting long spin coherence times, which is important for the production of quantum diamond devices.

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