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diamond ShapIng for membraNe Fabrication and integratiOn into high end quaNtum sensIng Applications – SINFONIA

Submission summary

While advances in the quantum manipulation of cold atoms have already been translated into sensors with high industrial impacts (e.g. gravimeter applied to hydrology or civil engineering, already commercialized; or inertial sensors, in advanced stage of development), solid-state quantum systems-based sensors are still in their infancy, despite remarkable assets. Among these systems, the NV- center in diamond has emerged as a highly polyvalent sensor of physical parameters including magnetic and electric fields, voltage, temperature…at scales ranging from nano- to millimeters, then offering imaging capabilities, with outstanding sensitivity performances. The rapid development of NV-diamond-based sensors stems from their room temperature operation, optical preparation and interrogation of the quantum state, and the robustness of the diamond material. However, beside commercial scanning magnetometers and sensitive device for bioanalytical assays, technological transfers of other NV-sensing modalities are still hampered by sub-optimal micro- and nano-processing of quantum grade diamond.
The ambition of SINFONIA is to develop a sovereign value chain of novel NV-sensor, from the growth of quantum grade diamond layers, to their shaping into flat or nanostructured membranes with high NV- center concentration, and to their integration into industrial-grade non-destructive testing magnetometer and into a neuronal electrical activity imaging sensor. An original microwave-free sensing method, very recently introduced by one partner, will also be implemented for all optical magnetic field stabilization at zero-field. The project relies on cutting edge facilities recently upgraded through the Equipex+ e-Diamant, and internationally recognized know-how in quantum grade diamond fabrication. The consortium gathers all required expertise in nanotechnologies, NV-fundamental physics, applied metrology and neuron electrophysiology to address the groundbreaking applications envisioned. The participation of two industrial partners will ensure rapid commercialization of viable products, and academic laboratory partners will benefit from quantum-grade processed material to test novel sensing concepts and devices, with mutual benefit for both parties, as these fundamental researches pave the way to the next-generation of NV-diamond sensors.

Project coordination

Jocelyn ACHARD (Laboratoire des Sciences des Procédés et des Matériaux)

The author of this summary is the project coordinator, who is responsible for the content of this summary. The ANR declines any responsibility as for its contents.

Partner

Inst.FOTON Institut Fonctions Optiques pour les Technologies de l'informatiON
HiQuTe HiQuTe Diamond
LPENS Laboratoire de Physique de L'Ecole Normale Supérieure
LUMIN Laboratoire Lumière-Matière aux Interfaces
LSPM Laboratoire des Sciences des Procédés et des Matériaux
KWAN-TEK KWAN-TEK

Help of the ANR 796,304 euros
Beginning and duration of the scientific project: December 2023 - 42 Months

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