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Nanoscale magnetometry with NV centers in diamond

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Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) color centers in diamond are currently considered excellent solid-state magnetic field sensors. Their long coherence times at room temperature and their atomic size allow for achieving both high magnetic field sensitivity and nanoscale spatial resolution in ambient conditions. This article reviews recent progress in magnetic field imaging with NV centers. We focus on two topics: scanning probe techniques with single NV centers and their application in the imaging of nanoscale magnetic structures, as well as recent development of magnetometers with ensembles of NV centers, which image magnetic fields at micron-length scales with extremely high sensitivities.

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  1. School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, USA

    Sungkun Hong

  2. Department of Physics, Harvard University, USA

    Michael S. Grinolds

  3. School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, USA

    Linh M. Pham

  4. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA

    David Le Sage

  5. Harvard University, USA

    Lan Luan

  6. Department of Physics, Harvard University, USA

    Ronald L. Walsworth

  7. Harvard University, USA

    Amir Yacoby

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Hong, S., Grinolds, M.S., Pham, L.M. et al. Nanoscale magnetometry with NV centers in diamond. MRS Bulletin 38, 155–161 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs.2013.23

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