• Impact of Helium Ion Implantation Dose and Annealing on Dense Near-Surface Layers of NV Centers 

      Berzins, Andris; Grube, Hugo; Sprugis, Einars; Vaivars, Guntars; Fescenko, Ilja (MDPI, 2022)
      The implantation of diamonds with helium ions has become a common method to create hundreds-nanometers-thick near-surface layers of NV centers for high-sensitivity sensing and imaging applications; however, optimal ...
    • NV microscopy of thermally controlled stresses caused by thin Cr2O3 films 

      Berzins, Andris; Smits, Janis; Petruhins, Andrejs; Rimsa, Roberts; Mozolevskis, Gatis; Zubkins, Martins; Fescenko, Ilja (Optica Publishing Group, 2023)
      Many modern applications, including quantum computing and quantum sensing, use substrate-film interfaces. Particularly, thin films of chromium or titanium and their oxides are commonly used to bind various structures, such ...