You will participate in experimental tasks to localize nuclear spins in diamond, using advanced techniques and equipment to support research in quantum technology.
Anforderungen
- •Enrolled student in physics or related field
- •Basic programming skills, preferably in Python
- •Good language skills in German or English
- •Enjoy experimental and scientific work
- •Team player, open-minded, motivated
Deine Aufgaben
- •Operate measurement setup for nuclear spins.
- •Conduct photoluminescence experiments using a confocal microscope.
- •Implement pulse protocols for NMR spectroscopy in diamond.
- •Evaluate measurement results and develop simulation models.
Deine Vorteile
Access to modern technologies
Open and team-oriented culture
Diverse and intriguing tasks
Support from experienced scientists
Interdisciplinary team collaboration
Flexible working hours
Original Beschreibung
City:
Freiburg
Date:
Aug 4, 2025
# Master Thesis: Mapping of Nuclear Spins in Diamond for Quantum Technologies
In the field of quantum technology, the institute is working on the realization of a quantum computer based on color centers in diamond. Here, nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond are used to generate qubits. Using microwave CVD, NV centers are generated by nitrogen doping during diamond growth and characterized on site at the institute with the existing measurement setups with regard to their spin properties.
**What you will do**
As part of this work, experiments are being conducted to detect nuclear spins of the carbon isotope C13 in the vicinity of NV centers in diamond. The aim is to detect and localize the nuclear spins using NMR sequences and to determine the coupling to the NV center. For this purpose, pulse sequences known from the literature are transferred to the experiment, photoluminescence measurements are performed on a confocal microscope, and the measurement data is validated using simulation models after further development.
Your tasks include:
* Operation of a measurement setup for localizing nuclear spins in the vicinity of NV centers in diamond
* Conducting photoluminescence experiments on a confocal microscope
* Implementation of pulse protocols for performing NMR spectroscopy in diamond
* Evaluation of measurement results and development of a simulation model to incorporate 13C nuclear spins
**What you bring to the table**
* You are an enrolled student in the field of physics, microsystems engineering or a comparable subject with natural sciences background.
* You have basic programming skills, preferably in Python.
* You have good language skills in German or English.
* You enjoy experimental and scientific work.
* You are a team player, open-minded and motivated to work independently and purposefully.
**What you can expect**
* You gain access to the most modern technologies and laboratory equipments.
* We value an open and team oriented corporate culture that gives you the oportunity to contribute your own ideas.
* You will be assigned diverse and intriguing tasks in the context of an internationally renowned research centre.
* We offer you support at eye-level by experienced scientists and experts throughout your thesis.
* You will be working with an interdisciplinary team on current projects with clear goals.
* We enable you to have an independent time management that is compatible with your studies through flexible working hours.
The weekly working time is 10 hours.
We value and promote the diversity of our employees' skills and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of age, gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, sexual orientation and identity. Severely disabled persons are given preference in the event of equal suitability. Remuneration according to the general works agreement for employing assistant staff.
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