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Homogeneous Free-Standing Nanostructures from Bulk Diamond over Millimeter Scales for Quantum Technologies

Corazza, Andrea
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Ruffieux, Silvia
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Zhu, Yuchun  
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September 26, 2025
Nano Letters

Quantum devices based on optically addressable spin qubits in diamond are promising platforms for quantum technologies such as quantum sensing and communication. Nano- and microstructuring of the diamond crystal is essential to enhance device performance, yet fabrication remains challenging and often involves trade-offs in surface quality, aspect ratio, device size, and uniformity. We tackle this hurdle with an approach producing millimeter-scale, thin (down to 70 nm), and highly parallel (< 0.35 nm/μm) membranes from single-crystal diamond. The membranes remain contamination free and possess atomically smooth surfaces (Rq < 200 pm) as required by state-of-the-art quantum applications. We demonstrate the benefits and versatility of our method by fabricating large fields of free-standing and homogeneous photonic nano- and microstructures. Leveraging a refined photolithography-based strategy, our method offers enhanced scalability and produces robust structures suitable for direct use, while remaining compatible with heterogeneous integration through pick-and-place transfer techniques.

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DOI
10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03083
Author(s)
Corazza, Andrea
Ruffieux, Silvia
Zhu, Yuchun  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Jaramillo Concha, Claudio A.

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Fontana, Yannik
Galland, Christophe  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Warburton, Richard J.
Maletinsky, Patrick
Date Issued

2025-09-26

Publisher

American Chemical Society (ACS)

Published in
Nano Letters
Article Number

acs.nanolett.5c03083

Subjects

Diamond nanostructures

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Diamond photonics

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Quantum communication

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Quantum sensing

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Photonic crystal cavities

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Optical lithography

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FunderFunding(s)Grant NumberGrant URL

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung

198898,204036

Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation

H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions

847471

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October 3, 2025
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