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Ensembles of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond are versatile quantum sensors with broad applications in the physical and life sciences. The concentration of neutral substitutional nitrogen ([N$_\text{s}^0$]) strongly influences…

The nitrogen vacancy (NV) color center in diamond is an enormously important platform for the development of quantum sensors, including for single spin and single molecule NMR. Detection of weak single-spin signals is greatly enhanced by…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-05-29 J. E. Lang , J. Casanova , Z. -Y. Wang , M. B. Plenio , T. S. Monteiro

We report on imaging of microwave (MW) magnetic fields using a magnetometer based on the electron spin of a nitrogen vacancy center in diamond. We quantitatively image the magnetic field generated by high frequency (GHz) MW current with…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-11-16 Patrick Appel , Marc Ganzhorn , Elke Neu , Patrick Maletinsky

We report bulk, room-temperature hyperpolarization of 13C nuclear spins observed via high-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The hyperpolarization is achieved by optical pumping (OP) of nitrogen vacancy defect centers in diamond…

Quantum sensors based on the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centre in diamond are rapidly advancing from scientific exploration towards the first generation of commercial applications. While significant progress has been made in developing suitable…

In this study, we analyze the operational process of nanodiamond (ND) quantum thermometry based on wide-field detection of optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) of nitrogen vacancy centers, and compare its performance with that of…

Ensembles of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center spins in diamond offer a robust, precise and accurate magnetic sensor. As their applications move beyond the laboratory, practical considerations including size, complexity, and power consumption…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-13 Maggie Wang , Michael Caouette-Mansour , Adrian Solyom , Lilian Childress

Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond can be used for nanoscale sensing with atomic resolution and sensitivity; however, it has been observed that their properties degrade as they approach the diamond surface. Here we report that in…

Diamond-based quantum sensors have enabled high-resolution NMR spectroscopy at the microscale in scenarios where fast molecular motion averages out dipolar interactions among target nuclei. However, in samples with low-diffusion, ubiquitous…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-26 Carlos Munuera-Javaloy , Ander Tobalina , Jorge Casanova

Sensitive nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of target spins using nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond will require a quantitative understanding of dominant noise at the surface. We probe this noise by applying dynamical…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-07-11 Bryan A. Myers , Matthieu C. Dartiailh , Kenichi Ohno , Ananda Das , David D. Awschalom , Ania C. Bleszynski Jayich

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…

We suggest a new type of nano-electromechanical resonator, the functionality of which is based on a magnetic field induced deflection of an appropriate cantilever that oscillates between nitrogen vacancy (NV) spins in daimond. Specifically,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-09-17 L. Chotorlishvili , D. Sander , A. Sukhov , V. Dugaev , V. R. Vieira , A. Komnik , J. Berakdar

Sensing of a few unpaired electron spins, such as metal ions and radicals, is a useful but difficult task in nanoscale physics, biology, and chemistry. Single nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond offer high sensitivity and spatial…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-08-13 F. Gorrini , R. Giri , C. E. Avalos , S. Tambalo , S. Mannucci , L. Basso , N. Bazzanella , C. Dorigoni , M. Cazzanelli , P. Marzola , A. Miotello , A. Bifone

We study spectroscopy of negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond at high temperatures under high vacuum conditions. Spin resonances are studied using optical detection of magnetic resonance (ODMR), and optical spectroscopy is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-15 Mohammed Attrash , Oleg Shtempluck , Eyal Buks

We give instructions for the construction and operation of a simple apparatus for performing optically detected magnetic resonance measurements on diamond samples containing high concentrations of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers. Each NV…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-03-14 Haimei Zhang , Carina Belvin , Wanyi Li , Jennifer Wang , Julia Wainwright , Robbie Berg , Joshua Bridger

The negatively charged Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV-) center in diamond is one of the most versatile and robust quantum sensors suitable for quantum technologies, including magnetic field and temperature sensors. For precision sensing applications,…

The magnetic fields generated by spins and currents provide a unique window into the physics of correlated-electron materials and devices. Proposed only a decade ago, magnetometry based on the electron spin of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) defects…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-04-25 Francesco Casola , Toeno van der Sar , Amir Yacoby

Nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond are among the leading solid state quantum platforms, offering exceptional spatial resolution and sensitivity for applications such as magnetic field sensing, thermometry, and bioimaging. However, in high…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-05 Florian Boehm , Yan Liu , Chengliang Yue , Xianqi Dong , Huaxue Zhou , Dong Wu , E Wu , Renfu Yang

Optically accessible spin-active nanomaterials are promising as quantum nanosensors for probing biological samples. However, achieving bioimaging-level brightness and high-quality spin properties for these materials is challenging and…

We present a solid state magnetic field imaging technique using a two dimensional array of spins in diamond. The magnetic sensing spin array is made of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers created at shallow depths. Their optical response is used…