We report the detection and polarization of nuclear spins in diamond at room temperature by using a single nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center. We use Hartmann-Hahn double resonance to coherently enhance the signal from a single nuclear spin while decoupling from the noisy spin bath, which otherwise limits the detection sensitivity. As a proof of principle, we (i) observe coherent oscillations between the NV center and a weakly coupled nuclear spin and (ii) demonstrate nuclear-bath cooling, which prolongs the coherence time of the NV sensor by more than a factor of 5. Our results provide a route to nanometer scale magnetic resonance imaging and novel quantum information processing protocols.

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Lightly phosphorus-doped {111} homoepitaxial diamond films have been grown by microwave plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition under optimized growth conditions. The Phosphorus concentration in the film can be controlled at a low doping level of the order of 1016cm−3. N-type conductivity of the films with phosphorus concentrations above 1×1016cm−3 is reproducibly confirmed by Hall-effect measurements in the temperature range from 300to873K. The highest value of the Hall mobility at room temperature is 660cm2∕Vs obtained for a film with a phosphorus concentration of 7×1016cm−3.

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