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Detection of nanoscale electron spin resonance spectra demonstrated using nitrogen-vacancy centre probes in diamond

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  • L. T. Hall

    (School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville)

  • P. Kehayias

    (University of California)

  • D. A. Simpson

    (School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville)

  • A. Jarmola

    (University of California)

  • A. Stacey

    (Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, University of Melbourne)

  • D. Budker

    (University of California)

  • L. C. L. Hollenberg

    (School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville
    Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, University of Melbourne)

Abstract

Electron spin resonance (ESR) describes a suite of techniques for characterizing electronic systems with applications in physics, chemistry, and biology. However, the requirement for large electron spin ensembles in conventional ESR techniques limits their spatial resolution. Here we present a method for measuring ESR spectra of nanoscale electronic environments by measuring the longitudinal relaxation time of a single-spin probe as it is systematically tuned into resonance with the target electronic system. As a proof of concept, we extracted the spectral distribution for the P1 electronic spin bath in diamond by using an ensemble of nitrogen-vacancy centres, and demonstrated excellent agreement with theoretical expectations. As the response of each nitrogen-vacancy spin in this experiment is dominated by a single P1 spin at a mean distance of 2.7 nm, the application of this technique to the single nitrogen-vacancy case will enable nanoscale ESR spectroscopy of atomic and molecular spin systems.

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  • L. T. Hall & P. Kehayias & D. A. Simpson & A. Jarmola & A. Stacey & D. Budker & L. C. L. Hollenberg, 2016. "Detection of nanoscale electron spin resonance spectra demonstrated using nitrogen-vacancy centre probes in diamond," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 7(1), pages 1-9, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:7:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms10211
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10211
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    1. Zhuoyang Qin & Zhecheng Wang & Fei Kong & Jia Su & Zhehua Huang & Pengju Zhao & Sanyou Chen & Qi Zhang & Fazhan Shi & Jiangfeng Du, 2023. "In situ electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy using single nanodiamond sensors," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-8, December.
    2. Ruotian Gong & Guanghui He & Xingyu Gao & Peng Ju & Zhongyuan Liu & Bingtian Ye & Erik A. Henriksen & Tongcang Li & Chong Zu, 2023. "Coherent dynamics of strongly interacting electronic spin defects in hexagonal boron nitride," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-10, December.

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