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Shen L, Xiao D, Cao T. Proximity-Induced Exchange Interaction: A New Pathway for Quantum Sensing Using Spin Centers in Hexagonal Boron Nitride. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:4359-4366. [PMID: 38619851 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), a two-dimensional van der Waals material, have attracted a great deal of interest because of its potential in various quantum applications. Due to hBN's two-dimensional nature, the spin center in hBN can be engineered in the proximity of the target material, providing advantages over its three-dimensional counterparts, such as the nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond. Here we propose a novel quantum sensing protocol driven by exchange interaction between the spin center in hBN and the underlying magnetic substrate induced by the magnetic proximity effect. By first-principles calculation, we demonstrate that the induced exchange interaction dominates over the dipole-dipole interaction by orders of magnitude when in the proximity. The interaction remains antiferromagnetic across all stacking configurations between the spin center in hBN and the target van der Waals magnets. Additionally, we explored the scaling behavior of the exchange field as a function of the spatial separation between the spin center and the targets.
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- Lingnan Shen
- Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1560, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1560, United States
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-2120, United States
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-2120, United States
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Kumar R, Mahajan S, Donaldson F, Dhomkar S, Lancaster HJ, Kalha C, Riaz AA, Zhu Y, Howard CA, Regoutz A, Morton JJL. Stability of Near-Surface Nitrogen Vacancy Centers Using Dielectric Surface Passivation. ACS PHOTONICS 2024; 11:1244-1251. [PMID: 38523744 PMCID: PMC10958592 DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.3c01773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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We study the photophysical stability of ensemble near-surface nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamond under vacuum and air. The optically detected magnetic resonance contrast of the NV centers was measured following exposure to laser illumination, showing opposing trends in air compared to vacuum (increasing by up to 9% and dropping by up to 25%, respectively). Characterization using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) suggests a surface reconstruction: In air, atmospheric oxygen adsorption on a surface leads to an increase in NV- fraction, whereas in vacuum, net oxygen desorption increases the NV0 fraction. NV charge state switching is confirmed by photoluminescence spectroscopy. Deposition of ∼2 nm alumina (Al2O3) over the diamond surface was shown to stabilize the NV charge state under illumination in either environment, attributed to a more stable surface electronegativity. The use of an alumina coating on diamond is therefore a promising approach to improve the resilience of NV sensors.
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- Ravi Kumar
- London
Centre for Nanotechnology, UCL, London WC1H 0AH, U.K.
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- Department
of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, UCL, London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
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- London
Centre for Nanotechnology, UCL, London WC1H 0AH, U.K.
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- London
Centre for Nanotechnology, UCL, London WC1H 0AH, U.K.
- Department
of Physics, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036, India
- Center for
Quantum Information, Communication and Computing, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, UCL, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, UCL, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, UCL, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, UCL, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
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- London
Centre for Nanotechnology, UCL, London WC1H 0AH, U.K.
- Department
of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, UCL, London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
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Kageura T, Sasama Y, Teraji T, Watanabe K, Taniguchi T, Yamada K, Kimura K, Onoda S, Takahide Y. Spin-State Control of Shallow Single NV Centers in Hydrogen-Terminated Diamond. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 38426213 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c17544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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The ability to control the charge and spin states of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers near the diamond surface is of pivotal importance for quantum applications. Hydrogen-terminated diamond is promising for long spin coherence times and ease of controlling the charge states due to the low density of surface defects. However, it has so far been challenging to create negatively charged single NV centers with controllable spin states beneath a hydrogen-terminated surface because atmospheric adsorbates that act as acceptors induce surface holes. In this study, we optically detected the magnetic resonance of shallow single NV centers in hydrogen-terminated diamond through precise control of the nitrogen implantation fluence. Furthermore, we found that the probability of detecting the resonance was enhanced by reducing the surface acceptor density through passivation of the hydrogen-terminated surface with hexagonal boron nitride without air exposure. This control method opens up new opportunities for using NV centers in quantum applications.
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- Taisuke Kageura
- Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tosu 841-0052, Japan
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- International Center for Young Scientists, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- Research Center for Electronic and Optical Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- Research Center for Electronic and Optical Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Takasaki 370-1292, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Takasaki 370-1292, Japan
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, Kiryu 376-8515, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Takasaki 370-1292, Japan
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- Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
- University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8571, Japan
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Giri R, Jensen RH, Khurana D, Bocquel J, Radko IP, Lang J, Osterkamp C, Jelezko F, Berg-So̷rensen K, Andersen UL, Huck A. Charge Stability and Charge-State-Based Spin Readout of Shallow Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Diamond. ACS APPLIED ELECTRONIC MATERIALS 2023; 5:6603-6610. [PMID: 38162528 PMCID: PMC10753810 DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.3c01141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Spin-based applications of the negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamonds require an efficient spin readout. One approach is the spin-to-charge conversion (SCC), relying on mapping the spin states onto the neutral (NV0) and negative (NV-) charge states followed by a subsequent charge readout. With high charge-state stability, SCC enables extended measurement times, increasing precision and minimizing noise in the readout compared to the commonly used fluorescence detection. Nanoscale sensing applications, however, require shallow NV centers within a few nanometers distance from the surface where surface related effects might degrade the NV charge state. In this article, we investigate the charge state initialization and stability of single NV centers implanted ≈5 nm below the surface of a flat diamond plate. We demonstrate the SCC protocol on four shallow NV centers suitable for nanoscale sensing, obtaining a reduced readout noise of 5-6 times the spin-projection noise limit. We investigate the general applicability of the SCC for shallow NV centers and observe a correlation between the NV charge-state stability and readout noise. Coating the diamond with glycerol improves both the charge initialization and stability. Our results reveal the influence of the surface-related charge environment on the NV charge properties and motivate further investigations to functionalize the diamond surface with glycerol or other materials for charge-state stabilization and efficient spin-state readout of shallow NV centers suitable for nanoscale sensing.
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- Rakshyakar Giri
- Center
for Macroscopic Quantum States (bigQ), Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Center
for Macroscopic Quantum States (bigQ), Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Center
for Macroscopic Quantum States (bigQ), Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Center
for Macroscopic Quantum States (bigQ), Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Center
for Macroscopic Quantum States (bigQ), Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Institute
for Quantum Optics and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology
(IQST), Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute
for Quantum Optics and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology
(IQST), Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute
for Quantum Optics and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology
(IQST), Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Center
for Macroscopic Quantum States (bigQ), Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Center
for Macroscopic Quantum States (bigQ), Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Zhao Z, Ye X, Xu S, Yu P, Yang Z, Kong X, Wang Y, Xie T, Shi F, Du J. Sub-nanotesla sensitivity at the nanoscale with a single spin. Natl Sci Rev 2023; 10:nwad100. [PMID: 37954192 PMCID: PMC10632795 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwad100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2023] Open
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High-sensitivity detection of the microscopic magnetic field is essential in many fields. Good sensitivity and high spatial resolution are mutually contradictory in measurement, which is quantified by the energy resolution limit. Here we report that a sensitivity of 0.5 nT/[Formula: see text] at the nanoscale is achieved experimentally by using nitrogen-vacancy defects in diamond with depths of tens of nanometers. The achieved sensitivity is substantially enhanced by integrating with multiple quantum techniques, including real-time-feedback initialization, dynamical decoupling with shaped pulses and repetitive readout via quantum logic. Our magnetic sensors will shed new light on searching new physics beyond the standard model, investigating microscopic magnetic phenomena in condensed matters, and detection of life activities at the sub-cellular scale.
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- Zhiyuan Zhao
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
- School of Biomedical Engineering and Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215123, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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He G, Ye B, Gong R, Liu Z, Murch KW, Yao NY, Zu C. Quasi-Floquet Prethermalization in a Disordered Dipolar Spin Ensemble in Diamond. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 131:130401. [PMID: 37832016 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.131.130401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Floquet (periodic) driving has recently emerged as a powerful technique for engineering quantum systems and realizing nonequilibrium phases of matter. A central challenge to stabilizing quantum phenomena in such systems is the need to prevent energy absorption from the driving field. Fortunately, when the frequency of the drive is significantly larger than the local energy scales of the many-body system, energy absorption is suppressed. The existence of this so-called prethermal regime depends sensitively on the range of interactions and the presence of multiple driving frequencies. Here, we report the observation of Floquet prethermalization in a strongly interacting dipolar spin ensemble in diamond, where the angular dependence of the dipolar coupling helps to mitigate the long-ranged nature of the interaction. Moreover, we extend our experimental observation to quasi-Floquet drives with multiple incommensurate frequencies. In contrast to a single-frequency drive, we find that the existence of prethermalization is extremely sensitive to the smoothness of the applied field. Our results open the door to stabilizing and characterizing nonequilibrium phenomena in quasiperiodically driven systems.
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- Guanghui He
- Department of Physics, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA
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- Department of Physics, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA
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- Department of Physics, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA
- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA
- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA
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Robertson IO, Scholten SC, Singh P, Healey AJ, Meneses F, Reineck P, Abe H, Ohshima T, Kianinia M, Aharonovich I, Tetienne JP. Detection of Paramagnetic Spins with an Ultrathin van der Waals Quantum Sensor. ACS NANO 2023. [PMID: 37406158 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c01678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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Detecting magnetic noise from small quantities of paramagnetic spins is a powerful capability for chemical, biochemical, and medical analysis. Quantum sensors based on optically addressable spin defects in bulk semiconductors are typically employed for such purposes, but the 3D crystal structure of the sensor inhibits sensitivity by limiting the proximity of the defects to the target spins. Here we demonstrate the detection of paramagnetic spins using spin defects hosted in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), a van der Waals material that can be exfoliated into the 2D regime. We first create negatively charged boron vacancy (VB-) defects in a powder of ultrathin hBN nanoflakes (<10 atomic monolayers thick on average) and measure the longitudinal spin relaxation time (T1) of this system. We then decorate the dry hBN nanopowder with paramagnetic Gd3+ ions and observe a clear T1 quenching under ambient conditions, consistent with the added magnetic noise. Finally, we demonstrate the possibility of performing spin measurements, including T1 relaxometry using solution-suspended hBN nanopowder. Our results highlight the potential and versatility of the hBN quantum sensor for a range of sensing applications and make steps toward the realization of a truly 2D, ultrasensitive quantum sensor.
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- Islay O Robertson
- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
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- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
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- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), 1233 Watanuki, Takasaki, Gunma 370-1292, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), 1233 Watanuki, Takasaki, Gunma 370-1292, Japan
- Department of Materials Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8579, Japan
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- School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales 2007, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales 2007, Australia
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- School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales 2007, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales 2007, Australia
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Gorrini F, Bifone A. Advances in Stabilization and Enrichment of Shallow Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Diamond for Biosensing and Spin-Polarization Transfer. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:691. [PMID: 37504090 PMCID: PMC10377017 DOI: 10.3390/bios13070691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
Abstract
Negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV-) centers in diamond have unique magneto-optical properties, such as high fluorescence, single-photon generation, millisecond-long coherence times, and the ability to initialize and read the spin state using purely optical means. This makes NV- centers a powerful sensing tool for a range of applications, including magnetometry, electrometry, and thermometry. Biocompatible NV-rich nanodiamonds find application in cellular microscopy, nanoscopy, and in vivo imaging. NV- centers can also detect electron spins, paramagnetic agents, and nuclear spins. Techniques have been developed to hyperpolarize 14N, 15N, and 13C nuclear spins, which could open up new perspectives in NMR and MRI. However, defects on the diamond surface, such as hydrogen, vacancies, and trapping states, can reduce the stability of NV- in favor of the neutral form (NV0), which lacks the same properties. Laser irradiation can also lead to charge-state switching and a reduction in the number of NV- centers. Efforts have been made to improve stability through diamond substrate doping, proper annealing and surface termination, laser irradiation, and electric or electrochemical tuning of the surface potential. This article discusses advances in the stabilization and enrichment of shallow NV- ensembles, describing strategies for improving the quality of diamond devices for sensing and spin-polarization transfer applications. Selected applications in the field of biosensing are discussed in more depth.
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- Federico Gorrini
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, TO, Italy
- Center for Sustainable Future Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Livorno 60, 10144 Torino, TO, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, TO, Italy
- Center for Sustainable Future Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Livorno 60, 10144 Torino, TO, Italy
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Lu S, Fowler CR, Ream B, Waugh SM, Russell TM, Rohloff JC, Gold L, Cleveland JP, Stoll S. Magnetically Detected Protein Binding Using Spin-Labeled Slow Off-Rate Modified Aptamers. ACS Sens 2023; 8:2219-2227. [PMID: 37300508 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c00112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Recent developments in aptamer chemistry open up opportunities for new tools for protein biosensing. In this work, we present an approach to use immobilized slow off-rate modified aptamers (SOMAmers) site-specifically labeled with a nitroxide radical via azide-alkyne click chemistry as a means for detecting protein binding. Protein binding induces a change in rotational mobility of the spin label, which is detected via solution-state electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. We demonstrate the workflow and test the protocol using the SOMAmer SL5 and its protein target, platelet-derived growth factor B (PDGF-BB). In a complete site scan of the nitroxide over the SOMAmer, we determine the rotational mobility of the spin label in the absence and presence of target protein. Several sites with sufficiently tight affinity and large rotational mobility change upon protein binding are identified. We then model a system where the spin-labeled SOMAmer assay is combined with fluorescence detection via diamond nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center relaxometry. The NV center spin-lattice relaxation time is modulated by the rotational mobility of a proximal spin label and thus responsive to SOMAmer-protein binding. The spin label-mediated assay provides a general approach for transducing protein binding events into magnetically detectable signals.
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- Shutian Lu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- SomaLogic, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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- SomaLogic, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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Liu Y, Li Z, Zhang H, Guo H, Shi Z, Ma Z. Research on Micro-Displacement Measurement Accuracy Enhancement Method Based on Ensemble NV Color Center. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:mi14050938. [PMID: 37241561 DOI: 10.3390/mi14050938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This paper builds a corresponding micro-displacement test system based on an ensemble nitrogen-vacancy (NV) color center magnetometer by combining the correlation between a magnetic flux concentrator, a permanent magnet, and micro-displacement. By comparing the measurement results obtained with and without the magnetic flux concentrator, it can be seen that the resolution of the system under the magnetic flux concentrator can reach 25 nm, which is 24 times higher than without the magnetic flux concentrator. The effectiveness of the method is proven. The above results provide a practical reference for high-precision micro-displacement detection based on the diamond ensemble.
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- Yuqi Liu
- Key Laboratory of Instrument Science and Dynamic Testing Ministry of Education, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
- Key Lab of Quantum Sensing and Precision Measurement, Taiyuan 030051, China
- Institute of Instrument and Electronics, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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- Key Laboratory of Instrument Science and Dynamic Testing Ministry of Education, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
- Key Lab of Quantum Sensing and Precision Measurement, Taiyuan 030051, China
- Institute of Instrument and Electronics, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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- Key Laboratory of Instrument Science and Dynamic Testing Ministry of Education, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
- Key Lab of Quantum Sensing and Precision Measurement, Taiyuan 030051, China
- Institute of Instrument and Electronics, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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- Key Laboratory of Instrument Science and Dynamic Testing Ministry of Education, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
- Key Lab of Quantum Sensing and Precision Measurement, Taiyuan 030051, China
- Institute of Instrument and Electronics, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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- Key Laboratory of Instrument Science and Dynamic Testing Ministry of Education, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
- Key Lab of Quantum Sensing and Precision Measurement, Taiyuan 030051, China
- Institute of Instrument and Electronics, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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- Key Laboratory of Instrument Science and Dynamic Testing Ministry of Education, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
- Key Lab of Quantum Sensing and Precision Measurement, Taiyuan 030051, China
- Institute of Instrument and Electronics, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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Neethirajan J, Hache T, Paone D, Pinto D, Denisenko A, Stöhr R, Udvarhelyi P, Pershin A, Gali A, Wrachtrup J, Kern K, Singha A. Controlled Surface Modification to Revive Shallow NV - Centers. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:2563-2569. [PMID: 36927005 PMCID: PMC10103335 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Near-surface negatively charged nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers hold excellent promise for nanoscale magnetic imaging and quantum sensing. However, they often experience charge-state instabilities, leading to strongly reduced fluorescence and NV coherence time, which negatively impact magnetic imaging sensitivity. This occurs even more severely at 4 K and ultrahigh vacuum (UHV, p = 2 × 10-10 mbar). We demonstrate that in situ adsorption of H2O on the diamond surface allows the partial recovery of the shallow NV sensors. Combining these with band-bending calculations, we conclude that controlled surface treatments are essential for implementing NV-based quantum sensing protocols under cryogenic UHV conditions.
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- Max
Planck Institute for Solid State Research, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max
Planck Institute for Solid State Research, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- 3rd
Institute of Physics and Research Center SCoPE, University of Stuttgart, 70049 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max
Planck Institute for Solid State Research, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Institute
de Physique, École Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- 3rd
Institute of Physics and Research Center SCoPE, University of Stuttgart, 70049 Stuttgart, Germany
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- 3rd
Institute of Physics and Research Center SCoPE, University of Stuttgart, 70049 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Wigner
Research Centre for Physics, Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics, Budapest, POB 49, H-1525, Hungary
- Department
of Atomic Physics, Institute of Physics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rakpart 3, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Wigner
Research Centre for Physics, Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics, Budapest, POB 49, H-1525, Hungary
- Department
of Atomic Physics, Institute of Physics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rakpart 3, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Wigner
Research Centre for Physics, Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics, Budapest, POB 49, H-1525, Hungary
- Department
of Atomic Physics, Institute of Physics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rakpart 3, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Max
Planck Institute for Solid State Research, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- 3rd
Institute of Physics and Research Center SCoPE, University of Stuttgart, 70049 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max
Planck Institute for Solid State Research, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Institute
de Physique, École Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Max
Planck Institute for Solid State Research, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Center
for
Integrated Quantum Science and Technology IQST, University of Stuttgart, 70049 Stuttgart, Germany
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Segawa TF, Igarashi R. Nanoscale quantum sensing with Nitrogen-Vacancy centers in nanodiamonds - A magnetic resonance perspective. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 134-135:20-38. [PMID: 37321756 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2022.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Nanodiamonds containing fluorescent Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centers are the smallest single particles, of which a magnetic resonance spectrum can be recorded at room temperature using optically-detected magnetic resonance (ODMR). By recording spectral shift or changes in relaxation rates, various physical and chemical quantities can be measured such as the magnetic field, orientation, temperature, radical concentration, pH or even NMR. This turns NV-nanodiamonds into nanoscale quantum sensors, which can be read out by a sensitive fluorescence microscope equipped with an additional magnetic resonance upgrade. In this review, we introduce the field of ODMR spectroscopy of NV-nanodiamonds and how it can be used to sense different quantities. Thereby we highlight both, the pioneering contributions and the latest results (covered until 2021) with a focus on biological applications.
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- Takuya F Segawa
- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland; Laboratory for Solid State Physics, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Institute for Quantum Life Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, 4-9-1, Anagawa, Inage-Ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan; Takasaki Advanced Radiation Research Institute, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, 1233 Watanuki, Takasaki, Gunma 370-1292, Japan; JST, PRESTO, Kawaguchi, Japan.
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Pinotsi D, Tian R, Anand P, Miyanishi K, Boss JM, Chang KK, Welter P, So FTK, Terada D, Igarashi R, Shirakawa M, Degen CL, Segawa TF. Distance measurements between 5 nanometer diamonds - single particle magnetic resonance or optical super-resolution imaging? NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2023; 5:1345-1355. [PMID: 36866257 PMCID: PMC9972529 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00815g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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5 nanometer sized detonation nanodiamonds (DNDs) are studied as potential single-particle labels for distance measurements in biomolecules. Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) defects in the crystal lattice can be addressed through their fluorescence and optically-detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) of a single particle can be recorded. To achieve single-particle distance measurements, we propose two complementary approaches based on spin-spin coupling or optical super-resolution imaging. As a first approach, we try to measure the mutual magnetic dipole-dipole coupling between two NV centers in close DNDs using a pulse ODMR sequence (DEER). The electron spin coherence time, a key parameter to reach long distance DEER measurements, was prolonged using dynamical decoupling reaching T 2,DD ≈ 20 μs, extending the Hahn echo decay time T 2 by one order of magnitude. Nevertheless, an inter-particle NV-NV dipole coupling could not be measured. As a second approach, we successfully localize the NV centers in DNDs using STORM super-resolution imaging, achieving a localization precision of down to 15 nm, enabling optical nanometer-scale single-particle distance measurements.
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- Dorothea Pinotsi
- Scientific Center for Optical and Electron Microscopy (ScopeM) ETH Zurich 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Solid State Physics ETH Zurich 8093 Zürich Switzerland
- High-Field MR Center, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics Tübingen Germany
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- Laboratory for Solid State Physics ETH Zurich 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University Toyonaka Osaka 560-8531 Japan
- Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology, Osaka University Osaka 560-8531 Japan
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- Laboratory for Solid State Physics ETH Zurich 8093 Zürich Switzerland
- Neurocritical Care Unit, Department of Neurosurgery and Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Zurich 8091 Zürich Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Solid State Physics ETH Zurich 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Solid State Physics ETH Zurich 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Nishikyo-Ku Kyoto 615-8510 Japan
- Institute for Quantum Life Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology Anagawa 4-9-1, Inage-Ku Chiba 263-8555 Japan
- Institute of Chemical Research, Kyoto University Uji Kyoto 610-0011 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Nishikyo-Ku Kyoto 615-8510 Japan
- Institute for Quantum Life Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology Anagawa 4-9-1, Inage-Ku Chiba 263-8555 Japan
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- Institute of Chemical Research, Kyoto University Uji Kyoto 610-0011 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Nishikyo-Ku Kyoto 615-8510 Japan
- Institute for Quantum Life Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology Anagawa 4-9-1, Inage-Ku Chiba 263-8555 Japan
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- Laboratory for Solid State Physics ETH Zurich 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Solid State Physics ETH Zurich 8093 Zürich Switzerland
- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry ETH Zurich 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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Janitz E, Herb K, Völker LA, Huxter WS, Degen CL, Abendroth JM. Diamond surface engineering for molecular sensing with nitrogen-vacancy centers. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY. C 2022; 10:13533-13569. [PMID: 36324301 PMCID: PMC9521415 DOI: 10.1039/d2tc01258h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/06/2022] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
Abstract
Quantum sensing using optically addressable atomic-scale defects, such as the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond, provides new opportunities for sensitive and highly localized characterization of chemical functionality. Notably, near-surface defects facilitate detection of the minute magnetic fields generated by nuclear or electron spins outside of the diamond crystal, such as those in chemisorbed and physisorbed molecules. However, the promise of NV centers is hindered by a severe degradation of critical sensor properties, namely charge stability and spin coherence, near surfaces (< ca. 10 nm deep). Moreover, applications in the chemical sciences require methods for covalent bonding of target molecules to diamond with robust control over density, orientation, and binding configuration. This forward-looking Review provides a survey of the rapidly converging fields of diamond surface science and NV-center physics, highlighting their combined potential for quantum sensing of molecules. We outline the diamond surface properties that are advantageous for NV-sensing applications, and discuss strategies to mitigate deleterious effects while simultaneously providing avenues for chemical attachment. Finally, we present an outlook on emerging applications in which the unprecedented sensitivity and spatial resolution of NV-based sensing could provide unique insight into chemically functionalized surfaces at the single-molecule level.
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- Erika Janitz
- Department of Physics, ETH Zürich Otto-Stern-Weg 1 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, ETH Zürich Otto-Stern-Weg 1 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, ETH Zürich Otto-Stern-Weg 1 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, ETH Zürich Otto-Stern-Weg 1 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, ETH Zürich Otto-Stern-Weg 1 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, ETH Zürich Otto-Stern-Weg 1 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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Abendroth JM, Herb K, Janitz E, Zhu T, Völker LA, Degen CL. Single-Nitrogen-Vacancy NMR of Amine-Functionalized Diamond Surfaces. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:7294-7303. [PMID: 36069765 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c00533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) imaging with shallow nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond offers an exciting route toward sensitive and localized chemical characterization at the nanoscale. Remarkable progress has been made to combat the degradation in coherence time and stability suffered by near-surface NV centers using suitable chemical surface termination. However, approaches that also enable robust control over adsorbed molecule density, orientation, and binding configuration are needed. We demonstrate a diamond surface preparation for mixed nitrogen- and oxygen-termination that simultaneously improves NV center coherence times for <10 nm-deep emitters and enables direct and recyclable chemical functionalization via amine-reactive cross-linking. Using this approach, we probe single NV centers embedded in nanopillar waveguides to perform 19F NMR sensing of covalently bound fluorinated molecules with detection on the order of 100 molecules. This work signifies an important step toward nuclear spin localization and structure interrogation at the single-molecule level.
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- John M Abendroth
- Department of Physics, ETH Zurich, Otto-Stern-Weg 1, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, ETH Zurich, Otto-Stern-Weg 1, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, ETH Zurich, Otto-Stern-Weg 1, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, ETH Zurich, Otto-Stern-Weg 1, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, ETH Zurich, Otto-Stern-Weg 1, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, ETH Zurich, Otto-Stern-Weg 1, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Olivares-Postigo D, Gorrini F, Bitonto V, Ackermann J, Giri R, Krueger A, Bifone A. Divergent Effects of Laser Irradiation on Ensembles of Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Bulk and Nanodiamonds: Implications for Biosensing. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2022; 17:95. [PMID: 36161373 PMCID: PMC9512947 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-022-03723-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Ensembles of negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy centers (NV-) in diamond have been proposed for sensing of magnetic fields and paramagnetic agents, and as a source of spin-order for the hyperpolarization of nuclei in magnetic resonance applications. To this end, strongly fluorescent nanodiamonds (NDs) represent promising materials, with large surface areas and dense ensembles of NV-. However, surface effects tend to favor the less useful neutral form, the NV0 centers, and strategies to increase the density of shallow NV- centers have been proposed, including irradiation with strong laser power (Gorrini in ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 13:43221-43232, 2021). Here, we study the fluorescence properties and optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) of NV- centers as a function of laser power in strongly fluorescent bulk diamond and in nanodiamonds obtained by nanomilling of the native material. In bulk diamond, we find that increasing laser power increases ODMR contrast, consistent with a power-dependent increase in spin-polarization. Conversely, in nanodiamonds we observe a non-monotonic behavior, with a decrease in ODMR contrast at higher laser power. We hypothesize that this phenomenon may be ascribed to more efficient NV-→NV0 photoconversion in nanodiamonds compared to bulk diamond, resulting in depletion of the NV- pool. A similar behavior is shown for NDs internalized in macrophage cells under the typical experimental conditions of imaging bioassays. Our results suggest strong laser irradiation is not an effective strategy in NDs, where the interplay between surface effects and local microenvironment determine the optimal experimental conditions.
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- Domingo Olivares-Postigo
- Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems, Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, Corso Bettini 31, 38068, Rovereto, Trento, Italy.
- Molecular Biology Center, University of Torino, via Nizza 52, 10126, Turin, Italy.
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, via Nizza 52, 10126, Turin, Italy.
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- Molecular Biology Center, University of Torino, via Nizza 52, 10126, Turin, Italy
- Center for Sustainable Future Technologies, Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, via Livorno 60, 10144, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, via Nizza 52, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Institut Für Organische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems, Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, Corso Bettini 31, 38068, Rovereto, Trento, Italy
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- Institut Für Organische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
- Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Center for Complex Materials Research (RCCM), Julius-Maximilians University Würzburg, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Molecular Biology Center, University of Torino, via Nizza 52, 10126, Turin, Italy.
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, via Nizza 52, 10126, Turin, Italy.
- Center for Sustainable Future Technologies, Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, via Livorno 60, 10144, Turin, Italy.
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Wang Z, Kong F, Zhao P, Huang Z, Yu P, Wang Y, Shi F, Du J. Picotesla magnetometry of microwave fields with diamond sensors. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabq8158. [PMID: 35947671 PMCID: PMC9365270 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abq8158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Developing robust microwave-field sensors is both fundamentally and practically important with a wide range of applications from astronomy to communication engineering. The nitrogen vacancy (NV) center in diamond is an attractive candidate for such purpose because of its magnetometric sensitivity, stability, and compatibility with ambient conditions. However, the existing NV center-based magnetometers have limited sensitivity in the microwave band. Here, we present a continuous heterodyne detection scheme that can enhance the sensor's response to weak microwaves, even in the absence of spin controls. Experimentally, we achieve a sensitivity of 8.9 pT Hz-1/2 for microwaves of 2.9 GHz by simultaneously using an ensemble of nNV ~ 2.8 × 1013 NV centers within a sensor volume of 4 × 10-2 mm3. Besides, we also achieve 1/t scaling of frequency resolution up to measurement time t of 10,000 s. Our scheme removes control pulses and thus will greatly benefit practical applications of diamond-based microwave sensors.
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- Zhecheng Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, China
- School of Biomedical Engineering and Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215123, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, China
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Li C, Soleyman R, Kohandel M, Cappellaro P. SARS-CoV-2 Quantum Sensor Based on Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Diamond. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:43-49. [PMID: 34913700 PMCID: PMC8691455 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
The development of highly sensitive and rapid biosensing tools targeted to the highly contagious virus SARS-CoV-2 is critical to tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. Quantum sensors can play an important role because of their superior sensitivity and fast improvements in recent years. Here we propose a molecular transducer designed for nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in nanodiamonds, translating the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA into an unambiguous magnetic noise signal that can be optically read out. We evaluate the performance of the hybrid sensor, including its sensitivity and false negative rate, and compare it to widespread diagnostic methods. The proposed method is fast and promises to reach a sensitivity down to a few hundreds of RNA copies with false negative rate less than 1%. The proposed hybrid sensor can be further implemented with different solid-state defects and substrates, generalized to diagnose other RNA viruses, and integrated with CRISPR technology.
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- Changhao Li
- Research Laboratory of Electronics and Department of
Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United
States
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- Department of Applied Mathematics,
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1,
Canada
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- Department of Applied Mathematics,
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1,
Canada
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics and Department of
Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United
States
- Department of Physics, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United
States
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Wang QY, Wang ZH, Du B, Chen XD, Guo GC, Sun FW. Charge state depletion nanoscopy with a nitrogen-vacancy center in nanodiamonds. OPTICS LETTERS 2022; 47:66-69. [PMID: 34951884 DOI: 10.1364/ol.447864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The development of super-resolution imaging has driven research into biological labeling, new materials' characterization, and nanoscale sensing. Here, we studied the photoinduced charge state conversion of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in nanodiamonds (NDs), which show the potential for multifunction sensing and labeling at the nanoscale. Charge state depletion (CSD) nanoscopy is subsequently demonstrated for the diffraction-unlimited imaging of NDs in biological cells. A resolution of 77 nm is obtained with 50 nm NDs. The depletion laser power of CSD nanoscopy is approximately 1/16 of stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy with the same resolution. The results can be used to improve the spatial resolution of biological labeling and sensing with NDs and other nanoparticles.
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Gorrini F, Dorigoni C, Olivares-Postigo D, Giri R, Aprà P, Picollo F, Bifone A. Long-Lived Ensembles of Shallow NV - Centers in Flat and Nanostructured Diamonds by Photoconversion. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:43221-43232. [PMID: 34468122 PMCID: PMC8447188 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c09825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Shallow, negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy centers (NV-) in diamond have been proposed for high-sensitivity magnetometry and spin-polarization transfer applications. However, surface effects tend to favor and stabilize the less useful neutral form, the NV0 centers. Here, we report the effects of green laser irradiation on ensembles of nanometer-shallow NV centers in flat and nanostructured diamond surfaces as a function of laser power in a range not previously explored (up to 150 mW/μm2). Fluorescence spectroscopy, optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR), and charge-photoconversion detection are applied to characterize the properties and dynamics of NV- and NV0 centers. We demonstrate that high laser power strongly promotes photoconversion of NV0 to NV- centers. Surprisingly, the excess NV- population is stable over a timescale of 100 ms after switching off the laser, resulting in long-lived enrichment of shallow NV-. The beneficial effect of photoconversion is less marked in nanostructured samples. Our results are important to inform the design of samples and experimental procedures for applications relying on ensembles of shallow NV- centers in diamond.
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- Federico Gorrini
- Istituto
Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Sustainable
Future Technologies, via Livorno 60, 10144 Torino, Italy
- Molecular
Biology Center, University of Torino, via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Istituto
Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Neuroscience
and Cognitive System, corso Bettini 31, 38068 Rovereto (Tn), Italy
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- Molecular
Biology Center, University of Torino, via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy
- Istituto
Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Neuroscience
and Cognitive System, corso Bettini 31, 38068 Rovereto (Tn), Italy
- Department
of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Istituto
Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Neuroscience
and Cognitive System, corso Bettini 31, 38068 Rovereto (Tn), Italy
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- Department
of Physics and “NIS Inter-departmental Centre”, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria, 1, 10125 Torino, Italy
- National
Institute of Nuclear Physics, Section of Torino, Torino 10125, Italy
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- Department
of Physics and “NIS Inter-departmental Centre”, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria, 1, 10125 Torino, Italy
- National
Institute of Nuclear Physics, Section of Torino, Torino 10125, Italy
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- Istituto
Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Sustainable
Future Technologies, via Livorno 60, 10144 Torino, Italy
- Molecular
Biology Center, University of Torino, via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy
- Department
of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy
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Fujiwara M, Shikano Y. Diamond quantum thermometry: from foundations to applications. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 32:482002. [PMID: 34416739 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac1fb1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Diamond quantum thermometry exploits the optical and electrical spin properties of colour defect centres in diamonds and, acts as a quantum sensing method exhibiting ultrahigh precision and robustness. Compared to the existing luminescent nanothermometry techniques, a diamond quantum thermometer can be operated over a wide temperature range and a sensor spatial scale ranging from nanometres to micrometres. Further, diamond quantum thermometry is employed in several applications, including electronics and biology, to explore these fields with nanoscale temperature measurements. This review covers the operational principles of diamond quantum thermometry for spin-based and all-optical methods, material development of diamonds with a focus on thermometry, and examples of applications in electrical and biological systems with demand-based technological requirements.
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- Masazumi Fujiwara
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, 4-2 Aramaki, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8510, Japan
- Quantum Computing Center, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
- Institute for Quantum Studies, Chapman University, 1 University Dr, Orange, CA 92866, United States of America
- JST PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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Guo M, Wang M, Wang P, Wu D, Ye X, Yu P, Huang Y, Shi F, Wang Y, Du J. A flexible nitrogen-vacancy center probe for scanning magnetometry. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2021; 92:055001. [PMID: 34243241 DOI: 10.1063/5.0040679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The key component of the scanning magnetometry based on nitrogen-vacancy centers is the diamond probe. Here, we designed and fabricated a new type of probe with an array of pillars on a (100 µm)2 × 50 µm diamond chip. The probe features high yield, convertibility to be a single pillar, and expedient reusability. Our fabrication is dramatically simplified by using ultraviolet laser cutting to shape the chip from a diamond substrate instead of additional lithography and time-consuming reactive ion etching. As an example, we demonstrate the imaging of a single magnetic skyrmion with nanoscale resolution. In the future, this flexible probe will be particularly well-suited for commercial applications.
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- Maosen Guo
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; and Synergetic Innovation Centre of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; and Synergetic Innovation Centre of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; and Synergetic Innovation Centre of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; and Synergetic Innovation Centre of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; and Synergetic Innovation Centre of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; and Synergetic Innovation Centre of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; and Synergetic Innovation Centre of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; and Synergetic Innovation Centre of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; and Synergetic Innovation Centre of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; and Synergetic Innovation Centre of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Nanoscale electric-field imaging based on a quantum sensor and its charge-state control under ambient condition. Nat Commun 2021; 12:2457. [PMID: 33911073 PMCID: PMC8080810 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22709-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond can be used as quantum sensors to image the magnetic field with nanoscale resolution. However, nanoscale electric-field mapping has not been achieved so far because of the relatively weak coupling strength between NV and electric field. Here, using individual shallow NVs, we quantitatively image electric field contours from a sharp tip of a qPlus-based atomic force microscope (AFM), and achieve a spatial resolution of ~10 nm. Through such local electric fields, we demonstrated electric control of NV's charge state with sub-5 nm precision. This work represents the first step towards nanoscale scanning electrometry based on a single quantum sensor and may open up the possibility of quantitatively mapping local charge, electric polarization, and dielectric response in a broad spectrum of functional materials at nanoscale.
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de Leon NP, Itoh KM, Kim D, Mehta KK, Northup TE, Paik H, Palmer BS, Samarth N, Sangtawesin S, Steuerman DW. Materials challenges and opportunities for quantum computing hardware. Science 2021; 372:372/6539/eabb2823. [PMID: 33859004 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb2823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Quantum computing hardware technologies have advanced during the past two decades, with the goal of building systems that can solve problems that are intractable on classical computers. The ability to realize large-scale systems depends on major advances in materials science, materials engineering, and new fabrication techniques. We identify key materials challenges that currently limit progress in five quantum computing hardware platforms, propose how to tackle these problems, and discuss some new areas for exploration. Addressing these materials challenges will require scientists and engineers to work together to create new, interdisciplinary approaches beyond the current boundaries of the quantum computing field.
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- Nathalie P de Leon
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- School of Fundamental Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute of Applied Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Institute for Quantum Electronics, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- IBM Quantum, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA.
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- Laboratory for Physical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20740, USA.,Quantum Materials Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- School of Physics and Center of Excellence in Advanced Functional Materials, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand
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- Kavli Foundation, 5715 Mesmer Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA
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Eisenach ER, Barry JF, O'Keeffe MF, Schloss JM, Steinecker MH, Englund DR, Braje DA. Cavity-enhanced microwave readout of a solid-state spin sensor. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1357. [PMID: 33649326 PMCID: PMC7921108 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21256-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Overcoming poor readout is an increasingly urgent challenge for devices based on solid-state spin defects, particularly given their rapid adoption in quantum sensing, quantum information, and tests of fundamental physics. However, in spite of experimental progress in specific systems, solid-state spin sensors still lack a universal, high-fidelity readout technique. Here we demonstrate high-fidelity, room-temperature readout of an ensemble of nitrogen-vacancy centers via strong coupling to a dielectric microwave cavity, building on similar techniques commonly applied in cryogenic circuit cavity quantum electrodynamics. This strong collective interaction allows the spin ensemble’s microwave transition to be probed directly, thereby overcoming the optical photon shot noise limitations of conventional fluorescence readout. Applying this technique to magnetometry, we show magnetic sensitivity approaching the Johnson–Nyquist noise limit of the system. Our results pave a clear path to achieve unity readout fidelity of solid-state spin sensors through increased ensemble size, reduced spin-resonance linewidth, or improved cavity quality factor. Conventional optical readout limits the sensitivity of solid state spin sensors due to photon shot noise and poor contrast. Here, the authors demonstrate room-temperature microwave detection of an ensemble of NV centers embedded in a microwave cavity, which offers high-fidelity readout without time overhead.
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- Erik R Eisenach
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.,MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Finco A, Haykal A, Tanos R, Fabre F, Chouaieb S, Akhtar W, Robert-Philip I, Legrand W, Ajejas F, Bouzehouane K, Reyren N, Devolder T, Adam JP, Kim JV, Cros V, Jacques V. Imaging non-collinear antiferromagnetic textures via single spin relaxometry. Nat Commun 2021; 12:767. [PMID: 33536440 PMCID: PMC7859235 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-20995-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Antiferromagnetic materials are promising platforms for next-generation spintronics owing to their fast dynamics and high robustness against parasitic magnetic fields. However, nanoscale imaging of the magnetic order in such materials with zero net magnetization remains a major experimental challenge. Here we show that non-collinear antiferromagnetic spin textures can be imaged by probing the magnetic noise they locally produce via thermal populations of magnons. To this end, we perform nanoscale, all-optical relaxometry with a scanning quantum sensor based on a single nitrogen-vacancy (NV) defect in diamond. Magnetic noise is detected through an increase of the spin relaxation rate of the NV defect, which results in an overall reduction of its photoluminescence signal under continuous laser illumination. As a proof-of-concept, the efficiency of the method is demonstrated by imaging various spin textures in synthetic antiferromagnets, including domain walls, spin spirals and antiferromagnetic skyrmions. This imaging procedure could be extended to a large class of intrinsic antiferromagnets and opens up new opportunities for studying the physics of localized spin wave modes for magnonics.
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- Aurore Finco
- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, Université de Montpellier and CNRS, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, Université de Montpellier and CNRS, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, Université de Montpellier and CNRS, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, Université de Montpellier and CNRS, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, Université de Montpellier and CNRS, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, Université de Montpellier and CNRS, 34095, Montpellier, France
- Department of Physics, JMI, Central University, New Delhi, India
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, Université de Montpellier and CNRS, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- Unité Mixte de Physique, CNRS, Thales, Université Paris-Saclay, 91767, Palaiseau, France
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- Unité Mixte de Physique, CNRS, Thales, Université Paris-Saclay, 91767, Palaiseau, France
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- Unité Mixte de Physique, CNRS, Thales, Université Paris-Saclay, 91767, Palaiseau, France
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- Unité Mixte de Physique, CNRS, Thales, Université Paris-Saclay, 91767, Palaiseau, France
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- Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91120, Palaiseau, France
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- Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91120, Palaiseau, France
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- Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91120, Palaiseau, France
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- Unité Mixte de Physique, CNRS, Thales, Université Paris-Saclay, 91767, Palaiseau, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, Université de Montpellier and CNRS, 34095, Montpellier, France.
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Liu K, Zhang S, Ralchenko V, Qiao P, Zhao J, Shu G, Yang L, Han J, Dai B, Zhu J. Tailoring of Typical Color Centers in Diamond for Photonics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2000891. [PMID: 32815269 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202000891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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On the demand of single-photon entangled light sources and high-sensitivity probes in the fields of quantum information processing, weak magnetic field detection and biosensing, the nitrogen vacancy (NV) color center is very attractive and has been deeply and intensively studied, due to its convenience of spin initialization, operation, and optical readout combined with long coherence time in the ambient environment. Although the application prospect is promising, there are still some problems to be solved before fully exerting its characteristic performance, including enhancement of emission of NV centers in certain charge state (NV- or NV0 ), obtaining indistinguishable photons, and improving of collecting efficiency for the photons. Herein, the research progress in these issues is reviewed and commented on to help researchers grasp the current trends. In addition, the development of emerging color centers, such as germanium vacancy defects, and rare-earth dopants, with great potential for various applications, are also briefly surveyed.
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- Kang Liu
- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
- Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Micro-Systems and Micro-Structures Manufacturing, Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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McMichael RD, Dushenko S, Blakley SM. Sequential Bayesian experiment design for adaptive Ramsey sequence measurements. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS 2021; 130:10.1063/5.0055630. [PMID: 36618327 PMCID: PMC9813949 DOI: 10.1063/5.0055630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The Ramsey sequence is a canonical example of a quantum phase measurement for a spin qubit. In Ramsey measurements, the measurement efficiency can be optimized through careful selection of settings for the phase accumulation time setting, τ. This paper implements a sequential Bayesian experiment design protocol in low-fidelity Ramsey measurements, and its performance is compared to a previously reported adaptive heuristic protocol, a quantum phase estimation algorithm, and random setting choices. A workflow allowing measurements and design calculations to run concurrently largely eliminates computation time from measurement overhead. When precession frequency is the lone parameter to estimate, the Bayesian design is faster by factors of roughly 2 and 4 and 5 relative to the adaptive heuristic, random τ choices and the quantum phase estimation algorithm respectively. When four parameters are to be determined, Bayesian experiment design and random τ choices can converge to roughy equivalent sensitivity, but the Bayesian method converges 4 times faster.
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- Robert D McMichael
- Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA
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- Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA
- Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA
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Jayakumar H, Lozovoi A, Daw D, Meriles CA. Long-Term Spin State Storage Using Ancilla Charge Memories. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 125:236601. [PMID: 33337195 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.236601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We articulate confocal microscopy and electron spin resonance to implement spin-to-charge conversion in a small ensemble of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in bulk diamond and demonstrate charge conversion of neighboring defects conditional on the NV spin state. We build on this observation to show time-resolved NV spin manipulation and ancilla-charge-aided NV spin state detection via integrated measurements. Our results hint at intriguing opportunities in the development of novel measurement strategies in fundamental science and quantum spintronics as well as in the search for enhanced forms of color-center-based metrology down to the limit of individual point defects.
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- Department of Physics, CUNY-City College of New York, New York, New York 10031, USA
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- Department of Physics, CUNY-City College of New York, New York, New York 10031, USA
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- Department of Physics, CUNY-City College of New York, New York, New York 10031, USA
- CUNY-Graduate Center, New York, New York 10016, USA
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Li R, Kong F, Zhao P, Cheng Z, Qin Z, Wang M, Zhang Q, Wang P, Wang Y, Shi F, Du J. Nanoscale Electrometry Based on a Magnetic-Field-Resistant Spin Sensor. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 124:247701. [PMID: 32639833 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.247701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center is a potential atomic-scale spin sensor for electric field sensing. However, its natural susceptibility to the magnetic field hinders effective detection of the electric field. Here we propose a robust electrometric method utilizing continuous dynamic decoupling (CDD) technique. During the CDD period, the NV center evolves in a dressed frame, where the sensor is resistant to magnetic fields but remains sensitive to electric fields. As an example, we use this method to isolate the electric noise from a complex electromagnetic environment near diamond surface via measuring the dephasing rate between dressed states. By reducing the surface electric noise with different covered liquids, we observe an unambiguous relation between the dephasing rate and the relative dielectric permittivity of the liquid, which enables a quantitative investigation of electric noise model near the diamond surface.
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- Rui Li
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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McCloskey DJ, Dontschuk N, Broadway DA, Nadarajah A, Stacey A, Tetienne JP, Hollenberg LCL, Prawer S, Simpson DA. Enhanced Widefield Quantum Sensing with Nitrogen-Vacancy Ensembles Using Diamond Nanopillar Arrays. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:13421-13427. [PMID: 32100531 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b19397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Surface micro- and nano-patterning techniques are often employed to enhance the optical interface to single photoluminescent emitters in diamond, but the utility of such surface structuring in applications requiring ensembles of emitters is still open to investigation. Here, we demonstrate scalable and fault-tolerant fabrication of closely packed arrays of fluorescent diamond nanopillars, each hosting its own dense, uniformly bright ensemble of near-surface nitrogen-vacancy centers. We explore the optimal sizes for these structures and realize enhanced spin and photoluminescence properties resulting in a 4.5 times increase in optically detected magnetic resonance sensitivity when compared to unpatterned surfaces. Utilizing the increased measurement sensitivity, we image the mechanical stress tensor in each diamond pillar across the arrays and show that the fabrication process has a negligible impact on in-built stress compared to the unpatterned surface. Our results represent a valuable pathway toward future multimodal and vector-resolved imaging studies, for instance in biological contexts.
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- Daniel J McCloskey
- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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Anderson CP, Bourassa A, Miao KC, Wolfowicz G, Mintun PJ, Crook AL, Abe H, Ul Hassan J, Son NT, Ohshima T, Awschalom DD. Electrical and optical control of single spins integrated in scalable semiconductor devices. Science 2019; 366:1225-1230. [PMID: 31806809 DOI: 10.1126/science.aax9406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Spin defects in silicon carbide have the advantage of exceptional electron spin coherence combined with a near-infrared spin-photon interface, all in a material amenable to modern semiconductor fabrication. Leveraging these advantages, we integrated highly coherent single neutral divacancy spins in commercially available p-i-n structures and fabricated diodes to modulate the local electrical environment of the defects. These devices enable deterministic charge-state control and broad Stark-shift tuning exceeding 850 gigahertz. We show that charge depletion results in a narrowing of the optical linewidths by more than 50-fold, approaching the lifetime limit. These results demonstrate a method for mitigating the ubiquitous problem of spectral diffusion in solid-state emitters by engineering the electrical environment while using classical semiconductor devices to control scalable, spin-based quantum systems.
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- Christopher P Anderson
- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.,Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.,Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 1233 Watanuki, Takasaki, Gunma 370-1292, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 1233 Watanuki, Takasaki, Gunma 370-1292, Japan
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. .,Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.,Center for Molecular Engineering and Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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Brown KJ, Chartier E, Sweet EM, Hopper DA, Bassett LC. Cleaning diamond surfaces using boiling acid treatment in a standard laboratory chemical hood. ACS CHEMICAL HEALTH & SAFETY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchas.2019.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Li C, Chen M, Lyzwa D, Cappellaro P. All-Optical Quantum Sensing of Rotational Brownian Motion of Magnetic Molecules. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:7342-7348. [PMID: 31549847 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b02960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Sensing the local environment through the motional response of small molecules lays the foundation of many fundamental technologies. The information on local viscosity, for example, is contained in the random rotational Brownian motions of molecules. However, detection of the motions is challenging for molecules with sub-nanometer scale or high motional rates. Here we propose and experimentally demonstrate a novel method of detecting fast rotational Brownian motions of small magnetic molecules. With electronic spins as sensors, we are able to detect changes in motional rates, which yield different noise spectra and therefore different relaxation signals of the sensors. As a proof-of-principle demonstration, we experimentally implemented this method to detect the motions of gadolinium (Gd) complex molecules with nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in nanodiamonds. With all-optical measurements of the NV centers' longitudinal relaxation, we distinguished binary solutions with varying viscosities. Our method paves a new way for detecting fast motions of sub-nanometer sized magnetic molecules with better spatial resolution than conventional optical methods. It also provides a new tool in designing better contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging.
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- Changhao Li
- Research Laboratory of Electronics , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139 , United States
- Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139 , United States
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139 , United States
- Department of Mechanical Engineering , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139 , United States
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139 , United States
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139 , United States
- Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139 , United States
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Bluvstein D, Zhang Z, McLellan CA, Williams NR, Jayich ACB. Extending the Quantum Coherence of a Near-Surface Qubit by Coherently Driving the Paramagnetic Surface Environment. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 123:146804. [PMID: 31702182 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.146804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Surfaces enable useful functionalities for quantum systems, e.g., as interfaces to sensing targets, but often result in surface-induced decoherence where unpaired electron spins are common culprits. Here we show that the coherence time of a near-surface qubit is increased by coherent radio-frequency driving of surface electron spins, where we use a diamond nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center as a model qubit. This technique is complementary to other methods of suppressing decoherence and, importantly, requires no additional materials processing or control of the qubit. Further, by combining driving with the increased magnetic susceptibility of the double-quantum basis, we realize an overall fivefold sensitivity enhancement in NV magnetometry. Informed by our results, we discuss a path toward relaxation-limited coherence times for near-surface NV centers. The surface-spin driving technique presented here is broadly applicable to a wide variety of qubit platforms afflicted by surface-induced decoherence.
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- Dolev Bluvstein
- Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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Gorrini F, Giri R, Avalos CE, Tambalo S, Mannucci S, Basso L, Bazzanella N, Dorigoni C, Cazzanelli M, Marzola P, Miotello A, Bifone A. Fast and Sensitive Detection of Paramagnetic Species Using Coupled Charge and Spin Dynamics in Strongly Fluorescent Nanodiamonds. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:24412-24422. [PMID: 31199615 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b05779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Sensing of a few unpaired electron spins, such as in metal ions and radicals, is a useful but difficult task in nanoscale physics, biology, and chemistry. Single negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV-) centers in diamond offer high sensitivity and spatial resolution in the optical detection of weak magnetic fields produced by a spin bath but often require long acquisition times on the order of seconds. Here, we present an approach based on coupled spin and charge dynamics in dense NV ensembles in strongly fluorescent nanodiamonds (NDs) to sense external magnetic dipoles. We apply this approach to various paramagnetic species, including gadolinium complexes, magnetite nanoparticles, and hemoglobin in whole blood. Taking advantage of the high NV density, we demonstrate a dramatic reduction in acquisition time (down to tens of milliseconds) while maintaining high sensitivity to paramagnetic centers. Strong luminescence, high sensitivity, and short acquisition time make dense NV- ensembles in NDs a potentially promising tool for biosensing and bioimaging applications.
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- F Gorrini
- Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems , Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Corso Bettini 31 , Rovereto, 38068 Trento , Italy
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems , Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Corso Bettini 31 , Rovereto, 38068 Trento , Italy
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , Batochime , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems , Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Corso Bettini 31 , Rovereto, 38068 Trento , Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences , University of Verona , Strada Le Grazie 8 , 37134 Verona , Italy
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems , Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Corso Bettini 31 , Rovereto, 38068 Trento , Italy
- Department of Physics , University of Trento , via Sommarive 14, Povo , 38123 Trento , Italy
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- Department of Physics , University of Trento , via Sommarive 14, Povo , 38123 Trento , Italy
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems , Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Corso Bettini 31 , Rovereto, 38068 Trento , Italy
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems , Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Corso Bettini 31 , Rovereto, 38068 Trento , Italy
- Department of Physics , University of Trento , via Sommarive 14, Povo , 38123 Trento , Italy
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- Department of Computer Science , University of Verona , Strada Le Grazie 15 , 37134 Verona , Italy
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- Department of Physics , University of Trento , via Sommarive 14, Povo , 38123 Trento , Italy
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems , Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Corso Bettini 31 , Rovereto, 38068 Trento , Italy
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences , University of Torino , Torino 10126 , Italy
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Uchiyama H, Saijo S, Kishimoto S, Ishi-Hayase J, Ohno Y. Operando Analysis of Electron Devices Using Nanodiamond Thin Films Containing Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:7459-7466. [PMID: 31459842 PMCID: PMC6648530 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b00344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Operando analysis of electron devices provides key information regarding their performance enhancement, reliability, thermal management, etc. For versatile operando analysis of devices, the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamonds are potentially useful media owing to their excellent sensitivity to multiple physical parameters. However, in single crystal diamond substrates often used for sensing applications, placing NV centers in contiguity with the active channel is difficult. This study proposes an operando analysis method using a nanodiamond thin film that can be directly formed onto various electron devices by a simple solution-based process. The results of noise analysis of luminescence of the NV centers in nanodiamonds show that the signal-to-noise ratio in optically detected magnetic resonance can be drastically improved by excluding the large 1/f noise of nanodiamonds. Consequently, the magnetic field and increase in temperature caused by the device current could be simultaneously measured in a lithographically fabricated metal microwire as a test device. Moreover, the spatial mapping measurement is demonstrated and shows a similar profile with the numerical calculation.
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- Haruki Uchiyama
- Department
of Electronics, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- School
of Fundamental Science and Technology, Keio
University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Department
of Electronics, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- School
of Fundamental Science and Technology, Keio
University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Department
of Electronics, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
- Institute
of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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Fujiwara M, Tsukahara R, Sera Y, Yukawa H, Baba Y, Shikata S, Hashimoto H. Monitoring spin coherence of single nitrogen-vacancy centers in nanodiamonds during pH changes in aqueous buffer solutions. RSC Adv 2019; 9:12606-12614. [PMID: 35515823 PMCID: PMC9063689 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra02282a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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We report on the sensing stability of quantum nanosensors in aqueous buffer solutions for the two detection schemes of quantum decoherence spectroscopy and nanoscale thermometry. The electron spin properties of single nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in 25 nm-sized nanodiamonds have been characterized by observing individual nanodiamonds during a continuous pH change from 4 to 11. We have determined the stability of the NV quantum sensors during the pH change as the fluctuations of ±12% and ±0.2 MHz for the spin coherence time (T2) and the resonance frequency (ω0) of their mean values, which are comparable to the instrument error of the measurement system. We discuss the importance of characterizing the sensing stability during the pH change and how the present observation affects the measurement scheme of nanodiamond-based NV quantum sensing. We report on the sensing stability of quantum nanosensors in aqueous buffer solutions for the two detection schemes of quantum decoherence spectroscopy and nanoscale thermometry.![]()
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- Masazumi Fujiwara
- Department of Chemistry
- Graduate School of Science
- Osaka City University
- Osaka 558-8585
- Japan
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- School of Science and Technology
- Kwansei Gakuin University
- Sanda
- Japan
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- School of Science and Technology
- Kwansei Gakuin University
- Sanda
- Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Nagoya University
- Nagoya 464-8603
- Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Nagoya University
- Nagoya 464-8603
- Japan
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- School of Science and Technology
- Kwansei Gakuin University
- Sanda
- Japan
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- School of Science and Technology
- Kwansei Gakuin University
- Sanda
- Japan
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