TY  - JOUR
A1  - Anisimov, A. N.
A1  - Simin, D.
A1  - Soltamov, V. A.
A1  - Lebedev, S. P.
A1  - Baranov, P. G.
A1  - Astakhov, G. V.
A1  - Dyakonov, V.
T1  - Optical thermometry based on level anticrossing in silicon carbide
JF  - Scientific Reports
N2  - We report a giant thermal shift of 2.1 MHz/K related to the excited-state zero-field splitting in the silicon vacancy centers in 4H silicon carbide. It is obtained from the indirect observation of the optically detected magnetic resonance in the excited state using the ground state as an ancilla. Alternatively, relative variations of the zero-field splitting for small temperature differences can be detected without application of radiofrequency fields, by simply monitoring the photoluminescence intensity in the vicinity of the level anticrossing. This effect results in an all-optical thermometry technique with temperature sensitivity of 100 mK/Hz\(^{1/2}\) for a detection volume of approximately 10\(^{−6}\) mm\(^3\). In contrast, the zero-field splitting in the ground state does not reveal detectable temperature shift. Using these properties, an integrated magnetic field and temperature sensor can be implemented on the same center.
KW  - electronic and spintronic devices
KW  - electronic properties and materials
Y1  - 2016
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-147809
VL  - 6
IS  - 33301
ER  -