Atomic-scale magnetometry of distant nuclear spin clusters via nitrogen-vacancy spin in diamond

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 242-246

  Zhao, Nan ^a   Hu, Jian Liang ^a   Ho, Sai Wah ^a   Wan, Jones T K ^a   Liu, R B ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRONS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MAGNETOMETERS; MAGNETOMETRY; NITROGEN; QUANTUM COMPUTERS; QUANTUM THEORY; SPIN DYNAMICS;

DYNAMICAL DECOUPLING; ELECTRON SPIN COHERENCE; ELECTRON SPINS; MATERIALS RESEARCH; NITROGEN VACANCIES; OPTICALLY DETECTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SINGLE MOLECULE; SOLID-STATE QUANTUM COMPUTING;

ELECTROSPINNING;

NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; ATOM; ELECTRON; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

EID: 79955846737     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2011.22     Document Type: Article

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