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High-Sensitivity Three-Axis Vector Magnetometry Using Electron Spin Ensembles in Single-Crystal Diamond

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Publication Date2019-01-01
JournalIEEE Magnetics Letters
AuthorsBinbin Zhao, Hao Guo, Rui Zhao, Fang‐Fang Du, Zhonghao Li
InstitutionsNorth University of China, City, University of London
Citations19

We demonstrate a three-axis vector magnetometer based on ensembles of negatively charged nitrogen vacancy centers in single-crystal diamond. A diamond with C3v symmetry was used to establish the coordinate system for vector magnetic field sensing. We control the external static magnetic field with three-axis Helmholtz coils. Four pairs of magnetic resonance peaks were obtained, which were used to calculate the three Cartesian components of the magnetic field with sensitivity of ~ 5 nT √Hz for each Cartesian component, free of interaxis error. The magnetometer is suitable for single-chip manufacturing.