08 Fakultät Mathematik und Physik
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Item Open Access Heterodyne sensing of microwaves with a quantum sensor(2021) Meinel, Jonas; Vorobyov, Vadim; Yavkin, Boris; Dasari, Durga; Sumiya, Hitoshi; Onoda, Shinobu; Isoya, Junichi; Wrachtrup, JörgDiamond quantum sensors are sensitive to weak microwave magnetic fields resonant to the spin transitions. However, the spectral resolution in such protocols is ultimately limited by the sensor lifetime. Here, we demonstrate a heterodyne detection method for microwaves (MW) leading to a lifetime independent spectral resolution in the GHz range. We reference the MW signal to a local oscillator by generating the initial superposition state from a coherent source. Experimentally, we achieve a spectral resolution below 1 Hz for a 4 GHz signal far below the sensor lifetime limit of kilohertz. Furthermore, we show control over the interaction of the MW-field with the two-level system by applying dressing fields, pulsed Mollow absorption and Floquet dynamics under strong longitudinal radio frequency drive. While pulsed Mollow absorption leads to improved sensitivity, the Floquet dynamics allow robust control, independent from the system’s resonance frequency. Our work is important for future studies in sensing weak microwave signals in a wide frequency range with high spectral resolution.Item Open Access High space‐bandwidth‐product (SBP) hologram carriers toward photorealistic 3D holography(2024) Li, Jin; Li, Xiaoxun; Huang, Xiangyu; Kaissner, Robin; Neubrech, Frank; Sun, Shuo; Liu, Na3D holography capable of reproducing all necessary visual cues is considered the most promising route to present photorealistic 3D images. Three elements involving computer‐generated hologram (CGH) algorithms, hologram carriers, and optical systems are prerequisites to create high‐quality holographic displays for photorealistic 3D holography. Especially, the hologram carrier directly determines the holographic display capability and the design of high space‐bandwidth‐product (SBP) optical systems. Currently, two categories of hologram carriers, i.e., spatial light modulators (SLM) and metasurfaces, are regarded as promising candidates for photorealistic 3D holography. However, most of their SBP capability still cannot match the amount of information generated by the CGH. To address this issue, tremendous efforts are made to improve the capability of hologram carriers. Here, the main hologram carriers (from SLM to metasurfaces) that are widely utilized in holography systems to achieve high SBP capability (high resolution, wide viewing angles, and large sizes) are reviewed. The purpose of this review is to identify the key challenges and future directions of SLM‐based and metasurface‐based holography for photorealistic 3D holographic images.Item Open Access Photo-excited dynamics in the excitonic insulator Ta2NiSe5(2018) Werdehausen, Daniel; Takayama, Tomohiro; Albrecht, Gelon; Lu, Yangfan; Takagi, Hidenori; Kaiser, StefanThe excitonic insulator is an intriguing correlated electron phase formed of condensed excitons. A promising candidate is the small band gap semiconductor Ta2NiSe5. Here we investigate the quasiparticle and coherent phonon dynamics in Ta2NiSe5 in a time resolved pump probe experiment. Using the models originally developed by Kabanov et al for superconductors (Kabanov et al 1999 Phys. Rev. B 59 1497), we show that the material’s intrinsic gap can be described as almost temperature independent for temperatures up to about 250 K to 275 K. This behavior supports the existence of the excitonic insulator state in Ta2NiSe5. The onset of an additional temperature dependent component to the gap above these temperatures suggests that the material is located in the BEC-BCS crossover regime. Furthermore, we show that this state is very stable against strong photoexcitation, which reveals that the free charge carriers are unable to effectively screen the attractive Coulomb interaction between electrons and holes, likely due to the quasi 1D structure of Ta2NiSe5.Item Open Access Readout and control of an endofullerene electronic spin(2020) Pinto, Dinesh; Paone, Domenico; Kern, Bastian; Dierker, Tim; Wieczorek, René; Singha, Aparajita; Dasari, Durga; Finkler, Amit; Harneit, Wolfgang; Wrachtrup, Jörg; Kern, KlausAtomic spins for quantum technologies need to be individually addressed and positioned with nanoscale precision. C60 fullerene cages offer a robust packaging for atomic spins, while allowing in-situ physical positioning at the nanoscale. However, achieving single-spin level readout and control of endofullerenes has so far remained elusive. In this work, we demonstrate electron paramagnetic resonance on an encapsulated nitrogen spin (14N@C60) within a C60 matrix using a single near-surface nitrogen vacancy (NV) center in diamond at 4.7 K. Exploiting the strong magnetic dipolar interaction between the NV and endofullerene electronic spins, we demonstrate radio-frequency pulse controlled Rabi oscillations and measure spin-echos on an encapsulated spin. Modeling the results using second-order perturbation theory reveals an enhanced hyperfine interaction and zero-field splitting, possibly caused by surface adsorption on diamond. These results demonstrate the first step towards controlling single endofullerenes, and possibly building large-scale endofullerene quantum machines, which can be scaled using standard positioning or self-assembly methods.Item Open Access Quantum Fourier transform for nanoscale quantum sensing(2021) Vorobyov, Vadim; Zaiser, Sebastian; Abt, Nikolas; Meinel, Jonas; Dasari, Durga; Neumann, Philipp; Wrachtrup, JörgThe quantum Fourier transformation (QFT) is a key building block for a whole wealth of quantum algorithms. Despite its proven efficiency, only a few proof-of-principle demonstrations have been reported. Here we utilize QFT to enhance the performance of a quantum sensor. We implement the QFT algorithm in a hybrid quantum register consisting of a nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center electron spin and three nuclear spins. The QFT runs on the nuclear spins and serves to process the sensor - i.e., the NV electron spin signal. Specifically, we show the application of QFT for correlation spectroscopy, where the long correlation time benefits the use of the QFT in gaining maximum precision and dynamic range at the same time. We further point out the ability for demultiplexing the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signals using QFT and demonstrate precision scaling with the number of used qubits. Our results mark the application of a complex quantum algorithm in sensing which is of particular interest for high dynamic range quantum sensing and nanoscale NMR spectroscopy experiments.Item Open Access Dimerization and oligomerization of DNA-assembled building blocks for controlled multi-motion in high-order architectures(2021) Xin, Ling; Duan, Xiaoyang; Liu, NaIn living organisms, proteins are organized prevalently through a self-association mechanism to form dimers and oligomers, which often confer new functions at the intermolecular interfaces. Despite the progress on DNA-assembled artificial systems, endeavors have been largely paid to achieve monomeric nanostructures that mimic motor proteins for a single type of motion. Here, we demonstrate a DNA-assembled building block with rotary and walking modules, which can introduce new motion through dimerization and oligomerization. The building block is a chiral system, comprising two interacting gold nanorods to perform rotation and walking, respectively. Through dimerization, two building blocks can form a dimer to yield coordinated sliding. Further oligomerization leads to higher-order structures, containing alternating rotation and sliding dimer interfaces to impose structural twisting. Our hierarchical assembly scheme offers a design blueprint to construct DNA-assembled advanced architectures with high degrees of freedom to tailor the optical responses and regulate multi-motion on the nanoscale.Item Open Access Generation of terahertz radiation via the transverse thermoelectric effect(2023) Yordanov, Petar; Priessnitz, Tim; Kim, Min‐Jae; Cristiani, Georg; Logvenov, Gennady; Keimer, Bernhard; Kaiser, StefanTerahertz (THz) radiation is a powerful tool with widespread applications ranging from imaging, sensing, and broadband communications to spectroscopy and nonlinear control of materials. Future progress in THz technology depends on the development of efficient, structurally simple THz emitters that can be implemented in advanced miniaturized devices. Here, it is shown how the natural electronic anisotropy of layered conducting transition metal oxides enables the generation of intense terahertz radiation via the transverse thermoelectric effect. In thin films grown on off‐cut substrates, femtosecond laser pulses generate ultrafast out‐of‐plane temperature gradients, which in turn launch in‐plane thermoelectric currents, thus allowing efficient emission of the resulting THz field out of the film structure. This scheme is demonstrated in experiments on thin films of the layered metals PdCoO2 and La1.84Sr0.16CuO4, and model calculations that elucidate the influence of the material parameters on the intensity and spectral characteristics of the emitted THz field are presented. Due to its simplicity, the method opens up a promising avenue for the development of highly versatile THz sources and integrable emitter elements.Item Open Access Low-energy optical conductivity of TaP : comparison of theory and experiment(2021) Yaresko, Alexander; Pronin, Artem V.The ab-plane optical conductivity of the Weyl semimetal TaP is calculated from the band structure and compared to the experimental data. The overall agreement between theory and experiment is found to be best when the Fermi level is slightly (20 to 60 meV) shifted upwards in the calculations. This confirms a small unintentional doping of TaP, reported earlier, and allows a natural explanation of the strong low-energy (50 meV) peak seen in the experimental ab-plane optical conductivity: this peak originates from transitions between the almost parallel non-degenerate electronic bands split by spin-orbit coupling. The temperature evolution of the peak can be reasonably well reproduce by calculations using an analog of the Mott formula.Item Open Access Character of doped holes in Nd1-xSrxNiO2(2021) Plienbumrung, Tharathep; Schmid, Michael Thobias; Daghofer, Maria; Oleś, Andrzej M.We investigate charge distribution in the recently discovered high-𝑇𝑐 superconductors, layered nickelates. With increasing value of charge-transfer energy, we observe the expected crossover from the cuprate to the local triplet regime upon hole doping. We find that the 𝑑-𝑝 Coulomb interaction 𝑈𝑑𝑝 makes Zhang-Rice singlets less favorable, while the amplitude of local triplets at Ni ions is enhanced. By investigating the effective two-band model with orbitals of 𝑥2-𝑦2 and s symmetries we show that antiferromagnetic interactions dominate for electron doping. The screened interactions for the s band suggest the importance of rare-earth atoms in superconducting nickelates.Item Open Access Transformable plasmonic helix with swinging gold nanoparticles(2022) Peil, Andreas; Zhan, Pengfei; Duan, Xiaoyang; Krahne, Roman; Garoli, Denis; M. Liz‐Marzán, Luis; Liu, NaControl over multiple optical elements that can be dynamically rearranged to yield substantial three‐dimensional structural transformations is of great importance to realize reconfigurable plasmonic nanoarchitectures with sensitive and distinct optical feedback. In this work, we demonstrate a transformable plasmonic helix system, in which multiple gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) can be directly transported by DNA swingarms to target positions without undergoing consecutive stepwise movements. The swingarms allow for programmable AuNP translocations in large leaps within plasmonic nanoarchitectures, giving rise to tailored circular dichroism spectra. Our work provides an instructive bottom‐up solution to building complex dynamic plasmonic systems, which can exhibit prominent optical responses through cooperative rearrangements of the constituent optical elements with high fidelity and programmability.
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