Martin Plenio

Diamond Hybrid Quantum Devices for Sensing, Simulation and Hyperpolarization

University of Ulm, Germany

The excellent coherence properties of nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond
provide the basis for a wide variety of potential applications. In this lecture I will explain strategies that control noise to allow both sensing in the presence of unavoidable environmental noise and the hyperpolarization of internal and external nuclear spins. I will explore the potential of diamond hybrid devices that interface diamonds with other materials. Applications of this approach to the development of new designs for quantum simulators, novel designs for force sensors and bio-nano quantum devices exploiting the self-assembling capabilities of biological systems will be discussed. The lecture will present both the theory underlying these ideas and first experimental results towards these goals.