Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Microscopy Using Spins in Diamond Under Ambient Conditions

Overview

Journal Nat Commun

Specialty Biology

Date 2017 Sep 8

PMID 28878240

Citations 13

Authors

David A Simpson

Robert G Ryan

Liam T Hall

Evgeniy Panchenko

Simon C Drew

Steven Petrou

Paul S Donnelly

Paul Mulvaney

Lloyd C L Hollenberg

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Abstract

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy is one of the most important tools in chemical and bio-medical research. However, sensitivity limitations typically restrict imaging resolution to ~ 10 µm. Here we bring quantum control to the detection of chemical systems to demonstrate high-resolution electron spin imaging using the quantum properties of an array of nitrogen-vacancy centres in diamond. Our electron paramagnetic resonance microscope selectively images electronic spin species by precisely tuning a magnetic field to bring the quantum probes into resonance with the external target spins. This provides diffraction limited spatial resolution of the target spin species over a field of view of 50 × 50 µm with a spin sensitivity of 10 spins per voxel or ∼100 zmol. The ability to perform spectroscopy and dynamically monitor spin-dependent redox reactions at these scales enables the development of electron spin resonance and zepto-chemistry in the physical and life sciences.Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy has important scientific and medical uses but improving the resolution of conventional methods requires cryogenic, vacuum environments. Simpson et al. show nitrogen vacancy centres can be used for sub-micronmetre imaging with improved sensitivity in ambient conditions.

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