Design for a hybrid scanning microscope based on a quantum spin sensor

作者：Du, Tianyi; Cai, Jianming; Liu, Haibin^*

来源：Physical Review A, 2018, 98(3): 033823.

DOI：10.1103/PhysRevA.98.033823

• NUCLEAR-MAGNETIC-RESONANCE
• SINGLE-ELECTRON-SPIN
• NITROGEN-VACANCY SPIN
• RADICAL PAIR
• FIELD
• SPECTROSCOPY
• CENTERS
• PHYSICS
• MODEL
• MAGNETORECEPTION

Quantum sensors based on nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond have attracted intensive interest due to their superior measurement sensitivity even at the single-spin level. Such a sensitive quantum spin sensor incorporating a scanning apparatus may offer a way to image spins on surfaces and micromagnetic structures. Apart from high sensitivity, superspatial resolution represents another appealing feature, although it is challenging to achieve for a NV-based scanning microscope. Here, we propose a hybrid scanning microscope scheme under ambient conditions by using single-nitrogen-vacancy-center spin in diamond to achieve high spatial resolution. With a detailed numerical analysis, we demonstrate that it is feasible to detect and distinguish individual spins with a nanometer spatial resolution.

• 出版日期2018-9-25
• 单位华中科技大学