Magnetic resonance force microscopy of paramagnetic electron spins at millikelvin temperatures

Nature Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Vinante, A ^a   Wijts, G ^a   Usenko, O ^a   Schinkelshoek, L ^a   Oosterkamp, T H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DEVICES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE FORCE MICROSCOPY; MAGNETISM; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POLARIZATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICE; CHEMISTRY; COLD; ELECTRON; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SPIN TRAPPING;

SILICON;

COLD TEMPERATURE; ELECTRONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MAGNETICS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROWAVES; SILICON; SPIN TRAPPING;

EID: 84455163302     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1581     Document Type: Article

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