Quantum sensing with diamond NV centers under megabar pressures

Abstract: Megabar pressures are of crucial importance for cutting-edge studies of condensed matter physics and geophysics. With the development of diamond anvil cell, laboratory studies of high pressure have entered the megabar era for decades. However, it is still challenging to implement in-situ magnetic sensing under ultrahigh pressures. Here, we demonstrate optically detected magnetic resonance of diamond nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers, a promising quantum sensor of strain and magnetic fields, up to 1.4 Mbar. We quantify the reduction and blueshifts of NV fluorescence under high pressures. We demonstrate coherent manipulation of NV electron spins and extend its working pressure to the megabar region. These results shed new light on our understanding of diamond NV centers and will benefit quantum sensing under extreme conditions.