Light–matter interaction at atomic scales

R Gutzler, M Garg, CR Ast, K Kuhnke, K Kern - Nature Reviews Physics, 2021 - nature.com
Light–matter interaction drives many systems, such as optoelectronic devices like light-
emitting diodes and solar cells, biological structures like photosystem II and potential future …

Single-molecule scale magnetic resonance spectroscopy using quantum diamond sensors

J Du, F Shi, X Kong, F Jelezko, J Wrachtrup - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2024 - APS
Single-molecule technology stands as a powerful tool, enabling the characterization of
intricate structural and dynamic information that would otherwise remain concealed within …

In situ electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy using single nanodiamond sensors

Z Qin, Z Wang, F Kong, J Su, Z Huang, P Zhao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
An ultimate goal of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy is to analyze
molecular dynamics in place where it occurs, such as in a living cell. The nanodiamond (ND) …

NV diamond laser

A Savvin, A Dormidonov, E Smetanina… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
For the first time, lasing at NV− centers in an optically pumped diamond sample is achieved.
A nanosecond train of 150-ps 532-nm laser pulses was used to pump the sample. The …

Controlled Surface Modification to Revive Shallow NV Centers

JN Neethirajan, T Hache, D Paone, D Pinto… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Near-surface negatively charged nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers hold excellent promise for
nanoscale magnetic imaging and quantum sensing. However, they often experience charge …

[HTML][HTML] Opportunities for nitrogen-vacancy-assisted magnetometry to study magnetism in 2D van der Waals magnets

A Laraoui, K Ambal - Applied Physics Letters, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Exploring and understanding magnetism in two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW)
magnetic materials present a promising route for developing high-speed and low-power …

Reporter-Spin-Assisted Relaxometry

Z Zhang, M Joos, D Bluvstein, Y Lyu… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
A single-spin quantum sensor can quantitatively detect and image fluctuating
electromagnetic fields via their effect on the sensor spin's relaxation time, thus revealing …

Self-consistent noise characterization of quantum devices

WKC Sun, P Cappellaro - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
Characterizing and understanding the environment affecting quantum systems is critical to
elucidate its physical properties and engineer better quantum devices. We develop an …

Inelastic Electron Transport and Ortho–Para Fluctuation of Water Molecule in H2O@C60 Single Molecule Transistors

S Du, Y Hashikawa, H Ito, K Hashimoto, Y Murata… - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Light molecules such as H2O are the systems in which we can have access to quantum
mechanical information on their constituent atoms. Here, we have investigated electron …

Engineering 2D spin networks by on-surface encapsulation of azafullerene radicals in nanotemplates

G Kladnik, L Schio, G Bavdek, Y Tanuma… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
We present an efficient strategy for on-surface engineering of organic metal-free
supramolecular complexes with long-term spin protection. By vacuum deposition of …