Magnetic Sensing inside a Diamond Anvil Cell via Nitrogen-Vacancy Center Spins*
At a Glance
Section titled āAt a Glanceā| Metadata | Details |
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| Publication Date | 2019-08-01 |
| Journal | Chinese Physics Letters |
| Authors | YanāXing Shang, Fang Hong, Jianhong Dai, ę § Hui-Yu, Ya-Nan Lu |
| Institutions | Physical Sciences (United States), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Citations | 32 |
Abstract
Section titled āAbstractāThe diamond anvil cell-based high-pressure technique is a unique tool for creating new states of matter and for understanding the physics underlying some exotic phenomena. In situ sensing of spin and charge properties under high pressure is crucially important but remains technically challenging. While the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond is a promising quantum sensor under extreme conditions, its spin dynamics and the quantum control of its spin states under high pressure remain elusive. In this study, we demonstrate coherent control, spin relaxation, and spin dephasing measurements for ensemble NV centers up to 32.8 GPa. With this in situ quantum sensor, we investigate the pressure-induced magnetic phase transition of a micron-size permanent magnet Nd 2 Fe 14 B sample in a diamond anvil cell, with a spatial resolution of ā¼2 Ī¼m, and sensitivity of ā¼20 Ī¼T/Hz 1/2 . This scheme could be generalized to measure other parameters such as temperature, pressure and their gradients under extreme conditions. This will be beneficial for frontier research of condensed matter physics and geophysics .