Enhanced sensitivity in microscale high-field NMR via nuclear-spin locking with NV centers
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| author | Whaites, Oliver T. Oliván, Jaime García Casanova, Jorge |
| author_facet | Whaites, Oliver T. Oliván, Jaime García Casanova, Jorge |
| contents | Solid state defects such as nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamond have been utilized for NMR sensing at ambient temperatures for samples at the nano-scale and up to the micro-scale. Similar to standard NMR, NV-sensitivities can be increased using tesla-valued magnetic fields to boost nuclear thermal polarization, while structural parameters, such as chemical shifts, are also enhanced. However, with standard microwave (MW) based sensing techniques, NV centers struggle to track fast megahertz Larmor frequencies encountered in high-field scenarios. Previous protocols have addressed this by mapping target NMR parameters to the signal amplitude rather than the frequency, using a mediating RF field. Although successful, protocol sensitivities are limited by the coherence time ($T_2^*$) of the NMR signal owing to the presence of stages where the sample magnetization freely evolves. In this work, we propose extending this coherence time, and consequently improving sensitivity, via amplitude encoding with weak nuclear spin locking instead of free evolution, thereby taking advantage of the longer sample coherence times ($T_{1ρ}$). We demonstrate this can enhance protocol sensitivities by $\gtrsim 4$ times. |
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| spellingShingle | Enhanced sensitivity in microscale high-field NMR via nuclear-spin locking with NV centers Whaites, Oliver T. Oliván, Jaime García Casanova, Jorge Quantum Physics Solid state defects such as nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamond have been utilized for NMR sensing at ambient temperatures for samples at the nano-scale and up to the micro-scale. Similar to standard NMR, NV-sensitivities can be increased using tesla-valued magnetic fields to boost nuclear thermal polarization, while structural parameters, such as chemical shifts, are also enhanced. However, with standard microwave (MW) based sensing techniques, NV centers struggle to track fast megahertz Larmor frequencies encountered in high-field scenarios. Previous protocols have addressed this by mapping target NMR parameters to the signal amplitude rather than the frequency, using a mediating RF field. Although successful, protocol sensitivities are limited by the coherence time ($T_2^*$) of the NMR signal owing to the presence of stages where the sample magnetization freely evolves. In this work, we propose extending this coherence time, and consequently improving sensitivity, via amplitude encoding with weak nuclear spin locking instead of free evolution, thereby taking advantage of the longer sample coherence times ($T_{1ρ}$). We demonstrate this can enhance protocol sensitivities by $\gtrsim 4$ times. |
| title | Enhanced sensitivity in microscale high-field NMR via nuclear-spin locking with NV centers |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.00887 |