Pulsed magnetic field gradient on a tip for nanoscale imaging of spins

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Hauptverfasser: Schein-Lubomirsky, Leora, Mazor, Yarden, Stöhr, Rainer, Denisenko, Andrej, Finkler, Amit
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author Schein-Lubomirsky, Leora
Mazor, Yarden
Stöhr, Rainer
Denisenko, Andrej
Finkler, Amit
author_facet Schein-Lubomirsky, Leora
Mazor, Yarden
Stöhr, Rainer
Denisenko, Andrej
Finkler, Amit
contents Nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging (nanoMRI) aims at obtaining structure at the single molecule level. Most of the techniques for effecting a nanoMRI gradient use small permanent magnets. Here, we present a switchable magnetic field gradient on a tip, which is designed to provide a local and controllable magnetic field with a high gradient on the nanometer scale. We incorporate the gradient field with a nanoscale magnetic resonance sensor, a single nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond, to provide high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging. The device is a metal microwire deposited along a quartz tip, with the current flowing along the tip inducing a magnetic field around its apex. This field can be manipulated throughout a measurement by controlling the current along the wire. We achieved gradients as high as 1 $\mathrmμ\text{T/nm}$ at fields weaker than 200 $\mathrmμ\text{T}$. Such a gradient can facilitate electron spin mapping with 1 nm resolution using single NV sensors, allowing for nanoscale imaging of electrons. The ability to switch the current on and off and to position the device with high precision overcomes limitations such as limited emitter contrast and the flexibility in sample preparation. Moreover, we show that proximity of the metallic tip to the sensor modifies the Rabi power in a spatially dependent manner, providing regions with enhanced ($\times$3.5) and decreased Rabi power. This spatial gradient, induced by the tip, offers the opportunity for selective pulses on nearby spin species where the same microwave power will result in different spin manipulation characteristics.
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spellingShingle Pulsed magnetic field gradient on a tip for nanoscale imaging of spins
Schein-Lubomirsky, Leora
Mazor, Yarden
Stöhr, Rainer
Denisenko, Andrej
Finkler, Amit
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Quantum Physics
Nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging (nanoMRI) aims at obtaining structure at the single molecule level. Most of the techniques for effecting a nanoMRI gradient use small permanent magnets. Here, we present a switchable magnetic field gradient on a tip, which is designed to provide a local and controllable magnetic field with a high gradient on the nanometer scale. We incorporate the gradient field with a nanoscale magnetic resonance sensor, a single nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond, to provide high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging. The device is a metal microwire deposited along a quartz tip, with the current flowing along the tip inducing a magnetic field around its apex. This field can be manipulated throughout a measurement by controlling the current along the wire. We achieved gradients as high as 1 $\mathrmμ\text{T/nm}$ at fields weaker than 200 $\mathrmμ\text{T}$. Such a gradient can facilitate electron spin mapping with 1 nm resolution using single NV sensors, allowing for nanoscale imaging of electrons. The ability to switch the current on and off and to position the device with high precision overcomes limitations such as limited emitter contrast and the flexibility in sample preparation. Moreover, we show that proximity of the metallic tip to the sensor modifies the Rabi power in a spatially dependent manner, providing regions with enhanced ($\times$3.5) and decreased Rabi power. This spatial gradient, induced by the tip, offers the opportunity for selective pulses on nearby spin species where the same microwave power will result in different spin manipulation characteristics.
title Pulsed magnetic field gradient on a tip for nanoscale imaging of spins
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.17690