Wavelength-Dependent Electrical Readout of Spin Ensembles in a Thin-Film SiC-on-Insulator Platform

We report electrical spin-state readout and coherent control of an ensemble (∼540) of silicon vacancies (VSi–) in a silicon carbide-on-insulator (SiCOI) platform, with excitation wavelengths from 780 to 990 nm, demonstrating for the first time spin-state readout well beyond the zero phonon line of the V2 VSi–. By implementing photoelectrical detection of magnetic resonance in thin-film SiCOI, we merge a scalable spin readout technique requiring no collection optics, together with a promising platform for future scalable and CMOS-compatible integrated photonics. Furthermore, we provide a comparison of optical and electrical readout between bulk silicon carbide (SiC) and thin-film SiCOI, revealing that our thin-film processing has a measured T2 coherence time of ≈7 μs, similar to that in the bulk SiC. These results extend the capabilities of SiCOI toward electronic and spin-based devices for scalable quantum technologies over a wide range of excitation wavelengths.