Observing bulk diamond spin coherence in high-purity nanodiamonds

Nitrogen-vacancy centers in nanodiamond allow nano-resolution magnetometry. However, their use has been limited by poor quantum state coherence times. Using high purity nanodiamonds we achieve spin coherence comparable to that in bulk diamond.

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