XXIII Swiss NMR Symposium

Single-spin magnetic resonance using Nitrogen-Vacancy centers in diamond

14 Jan 2020, 15:00

15m

503/1-001 - Council Chamber (CERN)

NMR session 3

Speaker

Takuya Segawa (ETH Zurich)

Description

Nitrogen-Vacancy centers in diamond are fluorescent crystal defects with a unique property: Their electron spin (S = 1) can be polarized and read out optically in a fluorescence microscope. This optically-detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) effect is so sensitive that a single defect can be recorded at ambient temperature and pressure.

We will discuss the potential, recent achievements and current challenges of this single-spin magnetic resonance technology giving an insight into the areas of NMR/EPR spectroscopy and nanoscale sensing.