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Diamond quantum sensors: from physics to applications on condensed matter research

Kin On Ho ,
Yang Shen ,
Yiu Yung Pang ,
Wai Kuen Leung ,
Nan Zhao ,
Sen Yang
Volume 1, Issue 1 (2021)
DOI: 10.1080/26941112.2021.1964926
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Abstract

Single qubit in solid-state materials recently emerges as a versatile platform for quantum information. Among them, the nitrogen vacancy (NV) centre in diamond has become a powerful tool in quantum sensing for detecting various physics parameters, including electric and magnetic fields, temperature, force, strain, with ultimate precision and resolutions. It has been widely used in different conditions, from samples in ambient to samples in ultra-high pressure and low temperature. It can detect quantum phase transitions as well as neuron activities. Here we give a general review on both the physics of the sensing mechanism and protocols and applications.

Keywords

Diamond; quantum sensor; nitrogen vacancy centre; NV sensing; material research; superconductivity

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