All-optical hyperpolarization of electron and nuclear spins in diamond

作者:Green B L; Breeze B G; Rees G J; Hanna J V; Chou J P; Ivady V; Gali A; Newton M E
来源:Physical Review B, 2017, 96(5): 054101.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.96.054101

摘要

Low thermal polarization of nuclear spins is a primary sensitivity limitation for nuclear magnetic resonance. Here we demonstrate optically pumped (microwave-free) nuclear spin polarization of C-13 and N-15 in N-15-doped diamond. (15)Npolarization enhancements up to- 2000 above thermal equilibrium are observed in the paramagnetic system Ns(0). Nuclear spin polarization is shown to diffuse to bulk C-13 with NMR enhancements of -200 at room temperature and -500 at 240 K, enabling a route to microwave-free high-sensitivity NMR study of biological samples in ambient conditions.

  • 出版日期2017-8-1