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Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond have shown promise as inherently localized electric-field sensors, capable of detecting individual charges with nanometer resolution. Working with NV ensembles, we demonstrate that a detailed…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-09-28 M. Block , B. Kobrin , A. Jarmola , S. Hsieh , C. Zu , N. L. Figueroa , V. M. Acosta , J. Minguzzi , J. R. Maze , D. Budker , N. Y. Yao

The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) color center in diamond is an atom-like system in the solid-state which specific spin properties can be efficiently used as a sensitive magnetic sensor. An external magnetic field induces Zeeman shifts of the NV…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-07-17 M. Chipaux , A. Tallaire , J. Achard , S. Pezzagna , J. Meijer , V. Jacques , J. -F. Roch , T. Debuisschert

Shallow nitrogen-vacancy (NV-) centers in diamond are among the most promising quantum sensors, offering high sensitivity and nanoscale spatial resolution. These systems are, however, prone to decoherence due to coupling with surface…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-05-19 Arsineh Apelian , Mariya Romanova , Vojtech Vlcek

An ensemble of negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond can act as a precise quantum sensor even under ambient conditions. In particular, to optimize thier sensitivity, it is crucial to increase the number of spins sampled and…

Chemical sensors with high sensitivity that can be used in extreme conditions and can be miniaturized are of high interest in science and industry. The Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond is an ideal candidate as a nanosensor due to the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-02-16 Hossein T. Dinani , Enrique Muñoz , Jeronimo R. Maze

We present a compact, low-cost version of an NV center diamond magnetometer which replaces the standard green laser with a high-power LED. This modification improves safety, reduces cost, and allows the green excitation and red…

Physics Education · Physics 2026-02-09 Hollis Williams , Alex Newman , Stuart Graham , Colin Stephen , Gavin Morley

The measurement of vector magnetic fields with high sensitivity and spatial resolution is important for both fundamental science and engineering applications. In particular, magnetic-field sensing with nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-12 Takuya Isogawa , Yuichiro Matsuzaki , Junko Ishi-Hayase

The negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy center (NV$^-$) in diamond is a versatile platform for quantum magnetometry under ambient conditions. Recently, laser threshold magnetometry (LTM) has been proposed as a means to significantly enhance…

Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond are a versatile quantum sensing platform for high sensitivity measurements of magnetic fields, temperature and strain with nanoscale spatial resolution. A common bottleneck is the analysis of…

Diamond membrane devices containing optically coherent nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers are key to enable novel cryogenic experiments such as optical ground-state cooling of hybrid spin-mechanical systems and efficient entanglement…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-07-24 Maximilian Ruf , Mark IJspeert , Suzanne van Dam , Nick de Jong , Hans van den Berg , Guus Evers , Ronald Hanson

The interplay between ion beam modification techniques in the MeV range and the controlled generation of negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV-) centers in nitrogen-doped synthetic diamond crystals is explored. An experimental approach…

In this paper, we study the dynamical behavior and quantum metrology in a rotating Nitrogen-Vacancy(NV) center system which is subject to an external magnetic field. Based on the recently realized rapid rotation of nano-rotor [J. Ahn, et.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-09-04 Weijun Cheng , Tian Tian , Zhihai Wang

Nitrogen vacancy centres (NVC) in diamond have been widely used for near-dc magnetometry. The intrinsic properties of diamonds make them potential candidates for tokamak fusion power diagnostics, where radiation-hard magnetometers will be…

Applied Physics · Physics 2026-01-21 S. M. Graham , C. J. Stephen , A. J. Newman , A. M. Edmonds , M. L. Markham , G. W. Morley

Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond are versatile candidates for many quantum information processing tasks, ranging from quantum imaging and sensing through to quantum communication and fault-tolerant quantum computers. Critical to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-12-13 Michael Hanks , Michael Trupke , Jörg Schmiedmayer , William J. Munro , Kae Nemoto

Ensembles of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers are used as sensors to detect NMR signals from micron-sized samples at room temperature. In this scenario, the regime of large magnetic fields is especially interesting as it leads to a large…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-04-04 C. Munuera-Javaloy , A. Tobalina , J. Casanova

Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond work as a quantum electrometer. Using an ensemble state of NV centers, we propose vector electrometry and demonstrate measurements in a diamond electronic device. A transverse electric field applied…

Hands-on experimental experience with quantum systems in the undergraduate physics curriculum provides students with a deeper understanding of quantum physics and equips them for the fast-growing quantum science industry. Here we present an…

New magnetometry techniques based on Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) defects in diamond allow for the imaging of static (DC) and oscillatory (AC) nanoscopic magnetic systems. However, these techniques require accurate knowledge and control of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-26 Liam T. Hall , Charles D. Hill , Jared H. Cole , Lloyd C. L. Hollenberg

We present a novel technique based on an ensemble of Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centers in diamond to perform Magnetic Current Imaging (MCI) on an Integrated Circuit (IC). NV centers in diamond allow measuring the three components of the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-12-04 Antoine Nowodzinski , Mayeul Chipaux , Loïc Toraille , Vincent Jacques , Jean-François Roch , Thierry Debuisschert

We study cross-relaxation features near zero magnetic field with ensembles of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond and examine their properties in samples with a range (0.9 ppm - 16.0 ppm) of NV concentrations. The observed NV-NV…