Hyperfine spectroscopy in a quantum-limited spectrometer

• Main Authors: S. Probst, G. Zhang, M. Rančić, V. Ranjan, M. Le Dantec, Z. Zhang, B. Albanese, A. Doll, R. B. Liu, J. Morton, T. Chanelière, P. Goldner, D. Vion, D. Esteve, P. Bertet
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-12-01
• Series: Magnetic Resonance
• Online Access: https://mr.copernicus.org/articles/1/315/2020/mr-1-315-2020.pdf
• ISSN: 2699-0016

<p>We report measurements of electron-spin-echo envelope modulation (ESEEM) performed at millikelvin temperatures in a custom-built high-sensitivity spectrometer based on superconducting micro-resonators. The high quality factor and small mode volume (down to 0.2 pL) of the resonator allow us to probe a small number of spins, down to <span class="inline-formula">5×10²</span>. We measure two-pulse ESEEM on two systems: erbium ions coupled to <span class="inline-formula">¹⁸³W</span> nuclei in a natural-abundance <span class="inline-formula">CaWO₄</span> crystal and bismuth donors coupled to residual <span class="inline-formula">²⁹Si</span> nuclei in a silicon substrate that was isotopically enriched in the <span class="inline-formula">²⁸Si</span> isotope. We also measure three- and five-pulse ESEEM for the bismuth donors in silicon. Quantitative agreement is obtained for both the hyperfine coupling strength of proximal nuclei and the nuclear-spin concentration.</p>