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Mesoscopic Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy with a Remote Spin Sensor

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Publication Date2018-06-07
JournalPhysical Review Applied
AuthorsTianyu Xie, Fazhan Shi, Sanyou Chen, Maosen Guo, Yisheng Chen
InstitutionsCAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, University of Science and Technology of China
Citations7

Quantum sensing based on nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond has been developed as a powerful tool for microscopic magnetic resonance. However, the reported sensor-to-sample distance is limited within tens of nanometers because the signal of spin fluctuation decreases cubically with the increasing distance. Here we extend the sensing distance to tens of micrometers by detecting spin polarization rather than spin fluctuation. We detected the mesoscopic magnetic resonance spectra of polarized electrons of a pentacene-doped crystal, measured its two typical decay times and observed the optically enhanced spin polarization. This work paves the way for the NV-based mesoscopic magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging at ambient conditions.