Instructors: Chia-Liang Cheng, National Dong Hwa University; Hiroshi Kawarada, Waseda University; Dominik Bucher, Technische Universität München; Aldona Mzyk, Technical University of Denmark

This tutorial will explore the tailored design of diamond surfaces to enable advanced electronic and quantum technologies. Key topics include:

• Surface termination and modification of diamond, including H-termination, O-termination, and hybrid terminations
• Characterizing surface terminations through spectroscopy, microscopy, and electrical methods
• Tuning surface terminations to control electronic band structure and transport
• Designing bio-functionalized diamond surfaces for quantum biosensing
• Leveraging controlled diamond interfaces for fluorescent nanodiamond imaging
• Engineering diamond surfaces for power electronics and high-frequency devices
• Correlating surface chemistry with quantum sensor performance
• Diamond for NMR and fluroescence spectroscopy
• Optimizing diamond surfaces for quantum computing applications
• Challenges and outlook for diamond surface engineering

   

  Participants will learn fundamentals and latest advances in controlling and applying engineered diamond surfaces. The critical role of tailored diamond interfaces for electronics, quantum technologies, and biosensing applications will be emphasized. Key learning objectives include:

• Understand unique electronic and quantum properties of diamond surfaces
• Learn techniques to characterize and modify diamond surface terminations
• Recognize applications of tailored diamond surfaces in electronics, sensing, and quantum devices
• Gain insight into current challenges and future directions for diamond surface engineering