Magnetometry with nitrogen-vacancy defects in diamond

By L. Rondin, Jean‐Philippe Tetienne, T. Hingant, J. Roch, Patrick Maletinsky, V. Jacques. Reports on progress in physics. Physical Society, 2013

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The isolated electronic spin system of the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centre in diamond offers unique possibilities to be employed as a nanoscale sensor for detection and imaging of weak magnetic fields. Magnetic imaging with nanometric resolution and field detection capabilities in the nanotesla range are enabled by the atomic-size and exceptionally long spin-coherence times of this naturally occurring defect. The exciting perspectives that ensue from these characteristics have triggered vivid experimental activities in the emerging field of ‘NV magnetometry’. It is the purpose of this article to review the recent progress in high-sensitivity nanoscale NV magnetometry, generate an overview of the most pertinent results of the last years and highlight perspectives for future developments. We will present the physical principles that allow for magnetic field detection with NV centres and discuss first applications of NV magnetometers that have been demonstrated in the context of nano magnetism, mesoscopic physics and the life sciences.

Subfields: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry

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• Quantum microscopy with van der Waals heterostructures (2021, background): “au map of a physical quantity such as the magnetic field, is particularly affected by these limitations since both spatial resolution and sensitivity directly depend on the standoff between sensor and sample [1, 2].”
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