35 research outputs found
Quantitative nanoscale vortex-imaging using a cryogenic quantum magnetometer
Microscopic studies of superconductors and their vortices play a pivotal role
in our understanding of the mechanisms underlying superconductivity. Local
measurements of penetration depths or magnetic stray-fields enable access to
fundamental aspects of superconductors such as nanoscale variations of
superfluid densities or the symmetry of their order parameter. However,
experimental tools, which offer quantitative, nanoscale magnetometry and
operate over the large range of temperature and magnetic fields relevant to
address many outstanding questions in superconductivity, are still missing.
Here, we demonstrate quantitative, nanoscale magnetic imaging of Pearl vortices
in the cuprate superconductor YBCO, using a scanning quantum sensor in form of
a single Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) electronic spin in diamond. The sensor-to-sample
distance of ~10nm we achieve allows us to observe striking deviations from the
prevalent monopole approximation in our vortex stray-field images, while we
find excellent quantitative agreement with Pearl's analytic model. Our
experiments yield a non-invasive and unambiguous determination of the system's
local London penetration depth, and are readily extended to higher temperatures
and magnetic fields. These results demonstrate the potential of quantitative
quantum sensors in benchmarking microscopic models of complex electronic
systems and open the door for further exploration of strongly correlated
electron physics using scanning NV magnetometry.Comment: Main text (5 pages, 4 figures) plus supplementary material (5 pages,
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Wide-band nanoscale magnetic resonance spectroscopy using quantum relaxation of a single spin in diamond
We demonstrate an all-optical approach of nanoscale magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy whereby quantum relaxation (T1) of a single probe spin in diamond is monitored during a precise static magnetic field sweep to construct a spectrum of the surrounding spin environment. The method is inherently noninvasive as it involves no driving fields, and instead relies on the natural resonance between the quantum probe and target spins. As a proof of concept, we measure the T1-MR spectra across a wide band [megahertz (MHz) to gigahertz (GHz)] of a small ensemble of N14 impurities surrounding a single probe spin, providing information on both electron spin transitions (in the GHz range) and nuclear spin transitions (in the MHz range) of the N14 spin targets. Analysis of the T1-MR spectrum reveals that the electron spin transitions are probed via dipole interactions with the probe, while the relatively weak nuclear spin resonances are dramatically enhanced by hyperfine coupling in an electron-mediated process. With a projected sensitivity to external single-proton spins, this work establishes T1-MR as a powerful noninvasive wide-band technique for nanoscale MR spectroscopy
Magnetostatic twists in room-temperature skyrmions explored by nitrogen-vacancy center spin texture reconstruction
Broadband multi-magnon relaxometry using a quantum spin sensor for high frequency ferromagnetic dynamics sensing
Probing condensed matter physics with magnetometry based on nitrogen-vacancy centres in diamond
The magnetic fields generated by spins and currents provide a unique window into the physics of correlated-electron materials and devices. First proposed only a decade ago, magnetometry based on the electron spin of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) defects in diamond is emerging as a platform that is excellently suited for probing condensed matter systems; it can be operated from cryogenic temperatures to above room temperature, has a dynamic range spanning from direct current to gigahertz and allows sensor-sample distances as small as a few nanometres. As such, NV magnetometry provides access to static and dynamic magnetic and electronic phenomena with nanoscale spatial resolution. Pioneering work has focused on proof-of-principle demonstrations of its nanoscale imaging resolution and magnetic field sensitivity. Now, experiments are starting to probe the correlated-electron physics of magnets and superconductors and to explore the current distributions in low-dimensional materials. In this Review, we discuss the application of NV magnetometry to the exploration of condensed matter physics, focusing on its use to study static and dynamic magnetic textures and static and dynamic current distributions.Accepted Author ManuscriptQN/vanderSarlabBN/Bionanoscienc