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Korzeczek MC, Dagys L, Müller C, Tratzmiller B, Salhov A, Eichhorn T, Scheuer J, Knecht S, Plenio MB, Schwartz I. Towards a unified picture of polarization transfer - pulsed DNP and chemically equivalent PHIP. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2024; 362:107671. [PMID: 38614057 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2024.107671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
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Nuclear spin hyperpolarization techniques, such as dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) and parahydrogen-induced polarization (PHIP), have revolutionized nuclear magnetic resonance and magnetic resonance imaging. In these methods, a readily available source of high spin order, either electron spins in DNP or singlet states in hydrogen for PHIP, is brought into close proximity with nuclear spin targets, enabling efficient transfer of spin order under external quantum control. Despite vast disparities in energy scales and interaction mechanisms between electron spins in DNP and nuclear singlet states in PHIP, a pseudo-spin formalism allows us to establish an intriguing equivalence. As a result, the important low-field polarization transfer regime of PHIP can be mapped onto an analogous system equivalent to pulsed-DNP. This establishes a correspondence between key polarization transfer sequences in PHIP and DNP, facilitating the transfer of sequence development concepts. This promises fresh insights and significant cross-pollination between DNP and PHIP polarization sequence developers.
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- Martin C Korzeczek
- Institute of Theoretical Physics and IQST, Albert-Einstein Allee 11, Ulm University, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics and IQST, Albert-Einstein Allee 11, Ulm University, 89081, Ulm, Germany; Carl Zeiss MultiSEM GmbH, 73447, Oberkochen, Germany
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- NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH, 89081, Ulm, Germany; Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Givat Ram, Israel
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- NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics and IQST, Albert-Einstein Allee 11, Ulm University, 89081, Ulm, Germany.
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- NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH, 89081, Ulm, Germany.
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Sasaki K, Abe E. Suppression of Pulsed Dynamic Nuclear Polarization by Many-Body Spin Dynamics. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2024; 132:106904. [PMID: 38518331 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.132.106904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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We study a mechanism by which nuclear hyperpolarization due to the polarization transfer from a microwave-pulse-controlled electron spin is suppressed. From analytical and numerical calculations of the unitary dynamics of multiple nuclear spins, we uncover that, combined with the formation of the dark state within a cluster of nuclei, coherent higher-order nuclear spin dynamics impose limits on the efficiency of the polarization transfer even in the absence of mundane depolarization processes such as nuclear spin diffusion and relaxation. Furthermore, we show that the influence of the dark state can be partly mitigated by introducing a disentangling operation. Our analysis is applied to the nuclear polarizations observed in ^{13}C nuclei coupled with a single nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond [Randall et al., Science 374, 1474 (2021)SCIEAS0036-807510.1126/science.abk0603]. Our Letter sheds light on collective engineering of nuclear spins as well as future designs of pulsed dynamic nuclear polarization protocols.
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- Kento Sasaki
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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van de Stolpe GL, Kwiatkowski DP, Bradley CE, Randall J, Abobeih MH, Breitweiser SA, Bassett LC, Markham M, Twitchen DJ, Taminiau TH. Mapping a 50-spin-qubit network through correlated sensing. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2006. [PMID: 38443361 PMCID: PMC10914733 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46075-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
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Spins associated to optically accessible solid-state defects have emerged as a versatile platform for exploring quantum simulation, quantum sensing and quantum communication. Pioneering experiments have shown the sensing, imaging, and control of multiple nuclear spins surrounding a single electron spin defect. However, the accessible size of these spin networks has been constrained by the spectral resolution of current methods. Here, we map a network of 50 coupled spins through high-resolution correlated sensing schemes, using a single nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond. We develop concatenated double-resonance sequences that identify spin-chains through the network. These chains reveal the characteristic spin frequencies and their interconnections with high spectral resolution, and can be fused together to map out the network. Our results provide new opportunities for quantum simulations by increasing the number of available spin qubits. Additionally, our methods might find applications in nano-scale imaging of complex spin systems external to the host crystal.
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- G L van de Stolpe
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600, GA Delft, The Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600, GA Delft, The Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600, GA Delft, The Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600, GA Delft, The Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600, GA Delft, The Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600, GA Delft, The Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600, GA Delft, The Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600, GA Delft, The Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600, GA Delft, The Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600, GA Delft, The Netherlands
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- Quantum Engineering Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 200 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Quantum Engineering Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 200 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Element Six Innovation, Fermi Avenue, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QR, UK
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- Element Six Innovation, Fermi Avenue, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QR, UK
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600, GA Delft, The Netherlands.
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600, GA Delft, The Netherlands.
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Harbor-Collins H, Sabba M, Bengs C, Moustafa G, Leutzsch M, Levitt MH. NMR spectroscopy of a 18O-labeled rhodium paddlewheel complex: Isotope shifts, 103Rh-103Rh spin-spin coupling, and 103Rh singlet NMR. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:014305. [PMID: 38174793 DOI: 10.1063/5.0182233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Despite the importance of rhodium complexes in catalysis, and the favorable 100% natural abundance of the spin-1/2 103Rh nucleus, there are few reports of 103Rh nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) parameters in the literature. In part, this is the consequence of the very low gyromagnetic ratio of 103Rh and its dismal NMR sensitivity. In a previous paper [Harbor-Collins et al., J. Chem. Phys. 159, 104 307 (2023)], we demonstrated an NMR methodology for 1H-enhanced 103Rh NMR and demonstrated an application to the 103Rh NMR of the dirhodium formate paddlewheel complex. In this paper, we employ selective 18O labeling to break the magnetic equivalence of the 103Rh spin pair of dirhodium formate. This allows the estimation of the 103Rh-103Rh spin-spin coupling and provides access to the 103Rh singlet state. We present the first measurement of a 18O-induced 103Rh secondary isotope shift as well as the first instance of singlet order generated in a 103Rh spin pair. The field-dependence of 103Rh singlet relaxation is measured by field-cycling NMR experiments.
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- Harry Harbor-Collins
- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, Mülheim an der Ruhr 45470, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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Mandzhieva I, Adelabu I, Nantogma S, Chekmenev EY, Theis T. Delivering Robust Proton-Only Sensing of Hyperpolarized [1,2- 13C 2]-Pyruvate Using Broad-Spectral-Range Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Pulse Sequences. ACS Sens 2023; 8:4101-4110. [PMID: 37948125 PMCID: PMC10883757 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c01296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Hyperpolarized [1-13C]pyruvate is the leading hyperpolarized injectable contrast agent and is currently under evaluation in clinical trials for molecular imaging of metabolic diseases, including cardiovascular disease and cancer. One aspect limiting broad scalability of the technique is that hyperpolarized 13C MRI requires specialized 13C hardware and software that are not generally available on clinical MRI scanners, which employ proton-only detection. Here, we present an approach that uses pulse sequences to transfer 13C hyperpolarization to methyl protons for detection of the 13C-13C pyruvate singlet, employing proton-only excitation and detection only. The new pulse sequences are robust to the B1 and B0 magnetic field inhomogeneities. The work focuses on singlet-to-magnetization (S2M) and rotor-synchronized (R) pulses, both relying on trains of hard pulses with broad spectral width coverage designed to effectively transform hyperpolarized 13C2-singlet hyperpolarization to 1H polarization on the CH3 group of [1,2-13C2]pyruvate. This approach may enable a broader adoption of hyperpolarized MRI as a molecular imaging technique.
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- Iuliia Mandzhieva
- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
- Biosciences (Ibio), Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
- Karmanos Cancer Institute (KCI), Detroit, Michigan 48201, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
- Department of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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Gorrini F, Bifone A. Advances in Stabilization and Enrichment of Shallow Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Diamond for Biosensing and Spin-Polarization Transfer. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:691. [PMID: 37504090 PMCID: PMC10377017 DOI: 10.3390/bios13070691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV-) centers in diamond have unique magneto-optical properties, such as high fluorescence, single-photon generation, millisecond-long coherence times, and the ability to initialize and read the spin state using purely optical means. This makes NV- centers a powerful sensing tool for a range of applications, including magnetometry, electrometry, and thermometry. Biocompatible NV-rich nanodiamonds find application in cellular microscopy, nanoscopy, and in vivo imaging. NV- centers can also detect electron spins, paramagnetic agents, and nuclear spins. Techniques have been developed to hyperpolarize 14N, 15N, and 13C nuclear spins, which could open up new perspectives in NMR and MRI. However, defects on the diamond surface, such as hydrogen, vacancies, and trapping states, can reduce the stability of NV- in favor of the neutral form (NV0), which lacks the same properties. Laser irradiation can also lead to charge-state switching and a reduction in the number of NV- centers. Efforts have been made to improve stability through diamond substrate doping, proper annealing and surface termination, laser irradiation, and electric or electrochemical tuning of the surface potential. This article discusses advances in the stabilization and enrichment of shallow NV- ensembles, describing strategies for improving the quality of diamond devices for sensing and spin-polarization transfer applications. Selected applications in the field of biosensing are discussed in more depth.
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- Federico Gorrini
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, TO, Italy
- Center for Sustainable Future Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Livorno 60, 10144 Torino, TO, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, TO, Italy
- Center for Sustainable Future Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Livorno 60, 10144 Torino, TO, Italy
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Jiang Z, Cai H, Cernansky R, Liu X, Gao W. Quantum sensing of radio-frequency signal with NV centers in SiC. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadg2080. [PMID: 37196081 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adg2080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Silicon carbide is an emerging platform for quantum technologies that provides wafer scale and low-cost industrial fabrication. The material also hosts high-quality defects with long coherence times that can be used for quantum computation and sensing applications. Using an ensemble of nitrogen-vacancy centers and an XY8-2 correlation spectroscopy approach, we demonstrate a room-temperature quantum sensing of an artificial AC field centered at ~900 kHz with a spectral resolution of 10 kHz. Implementing the synchronized readout technique, we further extend the frequency resolution of our sensor to 0.01 kHz. These results pave the first steps for silicon carbide quantum sensors toward low-cost nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers with a wide range of practical applications in medical, chemical, and biological analysis.
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- Zhengzhi Jiang
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
- The Photonics Institute and Centre for Disruptive Photonic Technologies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
- Institute for Quantum Optics and IQST, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm D-89081, Germany
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- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
- The Photonics Institute and Centre for Disruptive Photonic Technologies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
- Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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Shen Y, Wang P, Cheung CT, Wrachtrup J, Liu RB, Yang S. Detection of Quantum Signals Free of Classical Noise via Quantum Correlation. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 130:070802. [PMID: 36867814 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.070802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Extracting useful signals is key to both classical and quantum technologies. Conventional noise filtering methods rely on different patterns of signal and noise in frequency or time domains, thus limiting their scope of application, especially in quantum sensing. Here, we propose a signal-nature-based (not signal-pattern-based) approach which singles out a quantum signal from its classical noise background by employing the intrinsic quantum nature of the system. We design a novel protocol to extract the quantum correlation signal and use it to single out the signal of a remote nuclear spin from its overwhelming classical noise backgrounds, which is impossible to be accomplished by conventional filter methods. Our Letter demonstrates the quantum or classical nature as a new degree of freedom in quantum sensing. The further generalization of this quantum nature-based method opens a new direction in quantum research.
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- Yang Shen
- Department of Physics and the IAS Center for Quantum Technologies, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- College of Education for the future, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, China
- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
- Centre for Quantum Coherence and The Hong Kong Institute of Quantum Information Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- 3. Physikalisches Institut, Integrated Quantum Science and Technology (IQST), University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
- Centre for Quantum Coherence and The Hong Kong Institute of Quantum Information Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Physics and the IAS Center for Quantum Technologies, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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Saul P, Schröder L, Schmidt AB, Hövener JB. Nanomaterials for hyperpolarized nuclear magnetic resonance and magnetic resonance imaging. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2023:e1879. [PMID: 36781151 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Nanomaterials play an important role in the development and application of hyperpolarized materials for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In this context they can not only act as hyperpolarized materials which are directly imaged but also play a role as carriers for hyperpolarized gases and catalysts for para-hydrogen induced polarization (PHIP) to generate hyperpolarized substrates for metabolic imaging. Those three application possibilities are discussed, focusing on carbon-based materials for the directly imaged particles. An overview over recent developments in all three fields is given, including the early developments in each field as well as important steps towards applications in MRI, such as making the initially developed methods more biocompatible and first imaging experiments with spatial resolution in either phantoms or in vivo studies. Focusing on the important features nanomaterials need to display to be applicable in the MRI context, a wide range of different approaches to that extent is covered, giving the reader a general idea of different possibilities as well as recent developments in those different fields of hyperpolarized magnetic resonance. This article is categorized under: Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Emerging Technologies Diagnostic Tools > In Vivo Nanodiagnostics and Imaging.
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- Philip Saul
- Section Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Division of Translational Molecular Imaging, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Molecular Imaging, Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Berlin, Germany
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- Intergrative Biosciences (Ibio), Department of Chemistry, Karmanos Cancer Institute (KCI), Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Freiburg, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Division of Medical Physics, Department of Radiology, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Section Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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Aslam N, Zhou H, Urbach EK, Turner MJ, Walsworth RL, Lukin MD, Park H. Quantum sensors for biomedical applications. NATURE REVIEWS. PHYSICS 2023; 5:157-169. [PMID: 36776813 PMCID: PMC9896461 DOI: 10.1038/s42254-023-00558-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Quantum sensors are finding their way from laboratories to the real world, as witnessed by the increasing number of start-ups in this field. The atomic length scale of quantum sensors and their coherence properties enable unprecedented spatial resolution and sensitivity. Biomedical applications could benefit from these quantum technologies, but it is often difficult to evaluate the potential impact of the techniques. This Review sheds light on these questions, presenting the status of quantum sensing applications and discussing their path towards commercialization. The focus is on two promising quantum sensing platforms: optically pumped atomic magnetometers, and nitrogen-vacancy centres in diamond. The broad spectrum of biomedical applications is highlighted by four case studies ranging from brain imaging to single-cell spectroscopy.
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- Nabeel Aslam
- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA USA
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA USA
- Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA USA
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- Quantum Technology Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD USA
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- Quantum Technology Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD USA
- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA USA
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA USA
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Winter G, Eberhardt N, Löffler J, Raabe M, Alam MNA, Hao L, Abaei A, Herrmann H, Kuntner C, Glatting G, Solbach C, Jelezko F, Weil T, Beer AJ, Rasche V. Preclinical PET and MR Evaluation of 89Zr- and 68Ga-Labeled Nanodiamonds in Mice over Different Time Scales. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:4471. [PMID: 36558325 PMCID: PMC9780863 DOI: 10.3390/nano12244471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Nanodiamonds (NDs) have high potential as a drug carrier and in combination with nitrogen vacancies (NV centers) for highly sensitive MR-imaging after hyperpolarization. However, little remains known about their physiological properties in vivo. PET imaging allows further evaluation due to its quantitative properties and high sensitivity. Thus, we aimed to create a preclinical platform for PET and MR evaluation of surface-modified NDs by radiolabeling with both short- and long-lived radiotracers. Serum albumin coated NDs, functionalized with PEG groups and the chelator deferoxamine, were labeled either with zirconium-89 or gallium-68. Their biodistribution was assessed in two different mouse strains. PET scans were performed at various time points up to 7 d after i.v. injection. Anatomical correlation was provided by additional MRI in a subset of animals. PET results were validated by ex vivo quantification of the excised organs using a gamma counter. Radiolabeled NDs accumulated rapidly in the liver and spleen with a slight increase over time, while rapid washout from the blood pool was observed. Significant differences between the investigated radionuclides were only observed for the spleen (1 h). In summary, we successfully created a preclinical PET and MR imaging platform for the evaluation of the biodistribution of NDs over different time scales.
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- Gordon Winter
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Experimental Cardiovascular Imaging, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Experimental Cardiovascular Imaging, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Experimental Cardiovascular Imaging, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute for Quantum Optics, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Experimental Cardiovascular Imaging, Ulm University Medical Center, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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Parahydrogen-induced polarization and spin order transfer in ethyl pyruvate at high magnetic fields. Sci Rep 2022; 12:19361. [PMID: 36371512 PMCID: PMC9653431 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22347-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Nuclear magnetic resonance has experienced great advances in developing and translating hyperpolarization methods into procedures for fundamental and clinical studies. Here, we propose the use of a wide-bore NMR for large-scale (volume- and concentration-wise) production of hyperpolarized media using parahydrogen-induced polarization. We discuss the benefits of radio frequency-induced parahydrogen spin order transfer, we show that 100% polarization is theoretically expected for homogeneous B0 and B1 magnetic fields for a three-spin system. Moreover, we estimated that the efficiency of spin order transfer is not significantly reduced when the B1 inhomogeneity is below ± 5%; recommendations for the sample size and RF coils are also given. With the latest breakthrough in the high-yield synthesis of 1-13C-vinyl pyruvate and its deuterated isotopologues, the high-field PHIP-SAH will gain increased attention. Some remaining challenges will be addressed shortly.
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Pravdivtsev AN, Brahms A, Ellermann F, Stamp T, Herges R, Hövener JB. Parahydrogen-induced polarization and spin order transfer in ethyl pyruvate at high magnetic fields. Sci Rep 2022; 12:19361. [PMID: 36371512 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1807976/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/21/2023] Open
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Nuclear magnetic resonance has experienced great advances in developing and translating hyperpolarization methods into procedures for fundamental and clinical studies. Here, we propose the use of a wide-bore NMR for large-scale (volume- and concentration-wise) production of hyperpolarized media using parahydrogen-induced polarization. We discuss the benefits of radio frequency-induced parahydrogen spin order transfer, we show that 100% polarization is theoretically expected for homogeneous B0 and B1 magnetic fields for a three-spin system. Moreover, we estimated that the efficiency of spin order transfer is not significantly reduced when the B1 inhomogeneity is below ± 5%; recommendations for the sample size and RF coils are also given. With the latest breakthrough in the high-yield synthesis of 1-13C-vinyl pyruvate and its deuterated isotopologues, the high-field PHIP-SAH will gain increased attention. Some remaining challenges will be addressed shortly.
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- Andrey N Pravdivtsev
- Section Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Kiel, Kiel University, Am Botanischen Garten 14, 24118, Kiel, Germany.
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- Otto Diels Institute for Organic Chemistry, Kiel University, Otto- Hahn Platz 4, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Section Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Kiel, Kiel University, Am Botanischen Garten 14, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Otto Diels Institute for Organic Chemistry, Kiel University, Otto- Hahn Platz 4, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Otto Diels Institute for Organic Chemistry, Kiel University, Otto- Hahn Platz 4, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Section Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Kiel, Kiel University, Am Botanischen Garten 14, 24118, Kiel, Germany.
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Sahin O, de Leon Sanchez E, Conti S, Akkiraju A, Reshetikhin P, Druga E, Aggarwal A, Gilbert B, Bhave S, Ajoy A. High field magnetometry with hyperpolarized nuclear spins. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5486. [PMID: 36123342 PMCID: PMC9485171 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32907-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Quantum sensors have attracted broad interest in the quest towards sub-micronscale NMR spectroscopy. Such sensors predominantly operate at low magnetic fields. Instead, however, for high resolution spectroscopy, the high-field regime is naturally advantageous because it allows high absolute chemical shift discrimination. Here we demonstrate a high-field spin magnetometer constructed from an ensemble of hyperpolarized 13C nuclear spins in diamond. They are initialized by Nitrogen Vacancy (NV) centers and protected along a transverse Bloch sphere axis for minute-long periods. When exposed to a time-varying (AC) magnetic field, they undergo secondary precessions that carry an imprint of its frequency and amplitude. For quantum sensing at 7T, we demonstrate detection bandwidth up to 7 kHz, a spectral resolution < 100mHz, and single-shot sensitivity of 410pT\documentclass[12pt]{minimal}
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- Ozgur Sahin
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Energy Geoscience Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- OxideMEMS Lab, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA. .,Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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Wili N, Nielsen AB, Völker LA, Schreder L, Nielsen NC, Jeschke G, Tan KO. Designing broadband pulsed dynamic nuclear polarization sequences in static solids. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabq0536. [PMID: 35857520 PMCID: PMC9286509 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abq0536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) is a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) hyperpolarization technique that mediates polarization transfer from unpaired electrons with large thermal polarization to NMR-active nuclei via microwave (mw) irradiation. The ability to generate arbitrarily shaped mw pulses using arbitrary waveform generators allows for remarkable improvement of the robustness and versatility of DNP. We present here novel design principles based on single-spin vector effective Hamiltonian theory to develop new broadband DNP pulse sequences, namely, an adiabatic version of XiX (X-inverse X)-DNP and a broadband excitation by amplitude modulation (BEAM)-DNP experiment. We demonstrate that the adiabatic BEAM-DNP pulse sequence may achieve a 1H enhancement factor of ∼360, which is better than ramped-amplitude NOVEL (nuclear spin orientation via electron spin locking) at ∼0.35 T and 80 K in static solids doped with trityl radicals. In addition, the bandwidth of the BEAM-DNP experiments (~50 MHz) is about three times the 1H Larmor frequency. The generality of our theoretical approach will be helpful in the development of new pulsed DNP sequences.
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- Nino Wili
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire des Biomolécules, LBM, Département de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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Riera-Campeny A, Sanpera A, Strasberg P. Open quantum systems coupled to finite baths: A hierarchy of master equations. Phys Rev E 2022; 105:054119. [PMID: 35706239 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.105.054119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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An open quantum system in contact with an infinite bath approaches equilibrium, while the state of the bath remains unchanged. If the bath is finite, the open system still relaxes to equilibrium but it induces a dynamical evolution of the bath state. In this paper, we study the dynamics of open quantum systems in contact with finite baths. We obtain a hierarchy of master equations that improve their accuracy by including more dynamical information of the bath. For instance, as the least accurate but simplest description in the hierarchy, we obtain the conventional Born-Markov-secular master equation. Remarkably, our framework works even if the measurements of the bath energy are imperfect, which not only is more realistic but also unifies the theoretical description. Also, we discuss this formalism in detail for a particular noninteracting environment where the Boltzmann temperature and the Kubo-Martin-Schwinger relation naturally arise. Finally, we apply our hierarchy of master equations to study the central spin model.
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- Andreu Riera-Campeny
- Física Teòrica: Informació i Fenòmens Quàntics, Departament de Física, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Física Teòrica: Informació i Fenòmens Quàntics, Departament de Física, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
- ICREA, Psg. Lluís Companys 23, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
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- Física Teòrica: Informació i Fenòmens Quàntics, Departament de Física, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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Ruskuc A, Wu CJ, Rochman J, Choi J, Faraon A. Nuclear spin-wave quantum register for a solid-state qubit. Nature 2022; 602:408-413. [PMID: 35173343 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04293-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Solid-state nuclear spins surrounding individual, optically addressable qubits1,2 are a crucial resource for quantum networks3-6, computation7-11 and simulation12. Although hosts with sparse nuclear spin baths are typically chosen to mitigate qubit decoherence13, developing coherent quantum systems in nuclear-spin-rich hosts enables exploration of a much broader range of materials for quantum information applications. The collective modes of these dense nuclear spin ensembles provide a natural basis for quantum storage14; however, using them as a resource for single-spin qubits has thus far remained elusive. Here, by using a highly coherent, optically addressed 171Yb3+ qubit doped into a nuclear-spin-rich yttrium orthovanadate crystal15, we develop a robust quantum control protocol to manipulate the multi-level nuclear spin states of neighbouring 51V5+ lattice ions. Via a dynamically engineered spin-exchange interaction, we polarize this nuclear spin ensemble, generate collective spin excitations, and subsequently use them to implement a quantum memory. We additionally demonstrate preparation and measurement of maximally entangled 171Yb-51V Bell states. Unlike conventional, disordered nuclear-spin-based quantum memories16-24, our platform is deterministic and reproducible, ensuring identical quantum registers for all 171Yb3+ qubits. Our approach provides a framework for utilizing the complex structure of dense nuclear spin baths, paving the way towards building large-scale quantum networks using single rare-earth ion qubits15,25-28.
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- Andrei Ruskuc
- Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.,Kavli Nanoscience Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.,Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.,Kavli Nanoscience Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.,Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.,Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.,Kavli Nanoscience Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.,Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. .,Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
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- Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. .,Kavli Nanoscience Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. .,Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
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Randall J, Bradley CE, van der Gronden FV, Galicia A, Abobeih MH, Markham M, Twitchen DJ, Machado F, Yao NY, Taminiau TH. Many-body-localized discrete time crystal with a programmable spin-based quantum simulator. Science 2021; 374:1474-1478. [PMID: 34735218 DOI: 10.1126/science.abk0603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- J Randall
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands.,Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands.,Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands.,Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands.,Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands.,Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- Element Six Innovation, Fermi Avenue, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QR, UK
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- Element Six Innovation, Fermi Avenue, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QR, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.,Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.,Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands.,Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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Ajoy A, Sarkar A, Druga E, Zangara P, Pagliero D, Meriles CA, Reimer JA. Low-field microwave-mediated optical hyperpolarization in optically pumped diamond. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2021; 331:107021. [PMID: 34563333 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2021.107021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The emergence of a new class of optically polarizable electronic spins in diamond, nitrogen vacancy (NV) defect centers, has opened interesting new avenues for dynamic nuclear polarization. Here we review methods for the room-temperature hyperpolarization of lattice 13C nuclei using optically pumped NV centers, focusing particular attention to a polarization transfer via rotating-frame level anti-crossings. We describe special features of this optical DNP mechanism at low-field, in particular, its deployability to randomly oriented diamond nanoparticles. In addition, we detail methods for indirectly obtaining high-resolution NV ESR spectra via hyperpolarization readout. These mechanistic features provide perspectives for interesting new applications exploiting the optically generated 13C hyperpolarization.
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- A Ajoy
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía, Física y Computación, and CONICET, Instituto de Física Enrique Gaviola, X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina
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- Department of Physics and CUNY-Graduate Center, CUNY-City College of New York, New York, NY 10031, USA
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- Department of Physics and CUNY-Graduate Center, CUNY-City College of New York, New York, NY 10031, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Materials Science Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Pravdivtsev AN, Brahms A, Kienitz S, Sönnichsen FD, Hövener J, Herges R. Catalytic Hydrogenation of Trivinyl Orthoacetate: Mechanisms Elucidated by Parahydrogen Induced Polarization. Chemphyschem 2021; 22:370-377. [PMID: 33319391 PMCID: PMC7986815 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202000957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Parahydrogen (pH2 ) induced polarization (PHIP) is a unique method that is used in analytical chemistry to elucidate catalytic hydrogenation pathways and to increase the signal of small metabolites in MRI and NMR. PHIP is based on adding or exchanging at least one pH2 molecule with a target molecule. Thus, the spin order available for hyperpolarization is often limited to that of one pH2 molecule. To break this limit, we investigated the addition of multiple pH2 molecules to one precursor. We studied the feasibility of the simultaneous hydrogenation of three arms of trivinyl orthoacetate (TVOA) intending to obtain hyperpolarized acetate. It was found that semihydrogenated TVOA underwent a fast decomposition accompanied by several minor reactions including an exchange of geminal methylene protons of a vinyl ester with pH2 . The study shows that multiple vinyl ester groups are not suitable for a fast and clean (without any side products) hydrogenation and hyperpolarization that is desired in biochemical applications.
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- Andrey N. Pravdivtsev
- Section Biomedical ImagingMolecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC)Department of Radiology and NeuroradiologyUniversity Medical Center KielKiel UniversityAm Botanischen Garten 1424114KielGermany
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- Otto Diels Institute for Organic ChemistryKiel UniversityOtto Hahn Platz 524098KielGermany
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- Otto Diels Institute for Organic ChemistryKiel UniversityOtto Hahn Platz 524098KielGermany
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- Otto Diels Institute for Organic ChemistryKiel UniversityOtto Hahn Platz 524098KielGermany
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- Section Biomedical ImagingMolecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC)Department of Radiology and NeuroradiologyUniversity Medical Center KielKiel UniversityAm Botanischen Garten 1424114KielGermany
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- Otto Diels Institute for Organic ChemistryKiel UniversityOtto Hahn Platz 524098KielGermany
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Anders J, Dreyer F, Krüger D, Schwartz I, Plenio MB, Jelezko F. Progress in miniaturization and low-field nuclear magnetic resonance. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2021; 322:106860. [PMID: 33423757 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2020.106860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this paper, we review the latest developments in miniaturization of NMR systems with an emphasis on low-field NMR. We briefly cover the topics of magnet and coil miniaturization, elaborating on the advantages and disadvantages of miniaturized coils for different applications. The main part of the article is dedicated to progress in NMR electronics. Here, we touch upon software-defined radios as an emerging gadget for NMR before we provide a detailed discussion of NMR-on-a-chip transceivers as the ultimate solution in terms of miniaturization of NMR electronics. In addition to discussing the miniaturization capabilities of the NMR-on-a-chip approach, we also investigate the potential use of NMR-on-a-chip devices for an improved NMR system performance. Here, we also discuss the possibility of combining the NMR-on-a-chip approach with EPR-on-a-chip spectrometers to form compact DNP-on-a-chip systems that can provide a significant sensitivity boost, especially for low-field NMR systems.
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- Jens Anders
- Institute of Smart Sensors, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 47, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany; Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology (IQ(ST)), Germany.
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- Institute of Smart Sensors, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 47, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Smart Sensors, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 47, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany; John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States
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- NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany; Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology (IQ(ST)), Germany
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- Institute for Quantum Optics, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 D-89081 Ulm, Germany; Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology (IQ(ST)), Germany
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Vaknin Y, Tratzmiller B, Gefen T, Schwartz I, Plenio M, Retzker A. Robustness of the NV-NMR Spectrometer Setup to Magnetic Field Inhomogeneities. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 125:110502. [PMID: 32975963 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.110502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The NV-NMR spectrometer is a promising candidate for detection of NMR signals at the nanoscale. Field inhomogeneities, however, are a major source of noise that limits spectral resolution in state of the art NV-NMR experiments and constitutes a major bottleneck in the development of nanoscale NMR. Here we propose, a route in which this limitation could be circumvented in NV-NMR spectrometer experiments, by utilizing the nanometric scale and the quantumness of the detector.
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- Yotam Vaknin
- Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Givat Ram, Israel
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- Institut fur Theoretische Physik und IQST, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Universitaet Ulm, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Givat Ram, Israel
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- Institut fur Theoretische Physik und IQST, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Universitaet Ulm, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institut fur Theoretische Physik und IQST, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Universitaet Ulm, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Givat Ram, Israel
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Miao KC, Blanton JP, Anderson CP, Bourassa A, Crook AL, Wolfowicz G, Abe H, Ohshima T, Awschalom DD. Universal coherence protection in a solid-state spin qubit. Science 2020; 369:1493-1497. [PMID: 32792463 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc5186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Decoherence limits the physical realization of qubits, and its mitigation is critical for the development of quantum science and technology. We construct a robust qubit embedded in a decoherence-protected subspace, obtained by applying microwave dressing to a clock transition of the ground-state electron spin of a silicon carbide divacancy defect. The qubit is universally protected from magnetic, electric, and temperature fluctuations, which account for nearly all relevant decoherence channels in the solid state. This culminates in an increase of the qubit's inhomogeneous dephasing time by more than four orders of magnitude (to >22 milliseconds), while its Hahn-echo coherence time approaches 64 milliseconds. Requiring few key platform-independent components, this result suggests that substantial coherence improvements can be achieved in a wide selection of quantum architectures.
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- Kevin C Miao
- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.,Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.,Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.,Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.,Center for Molecular Engineering and Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 1233 Watanuki, Takasaki, Gunma 370-1292, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 1233 Watanuki, Takasaki, Gunma 370-1292, Japan
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. .,Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.,Center for Molecular Engineering and Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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Beke D, Valenta J, Károlyházy G, Lenk S, Czigány Z, Márkus BG, Kamarás K, Simon F, Gali A. Room-Temperature Defect Qubits in Ultrasmall Nanocrystals. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:1675-1681. [PMID: 32040330 PMCID: PMC7307950 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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There is an urgent quest for room-temperature qubits in nanometer-sized, ultrasmall nanocrystals for quantum biosensing, hyperpolarization of biomolecules, and quantum information processing. Thus far, the preparation of such qubits at the nanoscale has remained futile. Here, we present a synthesis method that avoids any interaction of the solid with high-energy particles and uses self-propagated high-temperature synthesis with a subsequent electrochemical method, the no-photon exciton generation chemistry to produce room-temperature qubits in ultrasmall nanocrystals of sizes down to 3 nm with high yield. We first create the host silicon carbide (SiC) crystallites by high-temperature synthesis and then apply wet chemical etching, which results in ultrasmall SiC nanocrystals and facilitates the creation of thermally stable defect qubits in the material. We demonstrate room-temperature optically detected magnetic resonance signal of divacancy qubits with 3.5% contrast from these nanoparticles with emission wavelengths falling in the second biological window (1000-1380 nm). These results constitute the formation of nonperturbative bioagents for quantum sensing and efficient hyperpolarization.
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- Dávid Beke
- Institute
for Solid State Physics and Optics, Wigner Research Centre for Physics, PO. Box 49, Budapest H-1525, Hungary
- Department
of Atomic Physics, Budapest University of
Technology and Economics, Budafoki út 8, Budapest H-1111, Hungary
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- Faculty
of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Chemical Physics & Optics, Charles University, Ke Karlovu 3, Prague 12116, Czechia
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- Institute
for Solid State Physics and Optics, Wigner Research Centre for Physics, PO. Box 49, Budapest H-1525, Hungary
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- Department
of Atomic Physics, Budapest University of
Technology and Economics, Budafoki út 8, Budapest H-1111, Hungary
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- Institute
for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, Budapest H-1121, Hungary
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- Department
of Physics, Budapest University of Technology
and Economics and MTA-BME Lendület Spintronics Research Group
(PROSPIN), Budafoki út
8, Budapest H-1111, Hungary
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- Institute
for Solid State Physics and Optics, Wigner Research Centre for Physics, PO. Box 49, Budapest H-1525, Hungary
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- Department
of Physics, Budapest University of Technology
and Economics and MTA-BME Lendület Spintronics Research Group
(PROSPIN), Budafoki út
8, Budapest H-1111, Hungary
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- Institute
for Solid State Physics and Optics, Wigner Research Centre for Physics, PO. Box 49, Budapest H-1525, Hungary
- Department
of Atomic Physics, Budapest University of
Technology and Economics, Budafoki út 8, Budapest H-1111, Hungary
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Lang JE, Broadway DA, White GAL, Hall LT, Stacey A, Hollenberg LCL, Monteiro TS, Tetienne JP. Quantum Bath Control with Nuclear Spin State Selectivity via Pulse-Adjusted Dynamical Decoupling. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 123:210401. [PMID: 31809126 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.210401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Dynamical decoupling (DD) is a powerful method for controlling arbitrary open quantum systems. In quantum spin control, DD generally involves a sequence of timed spin flips (π rotations) arranged to either average out or selectively enhance coupling to the environment. Experimentally, errors in the spin flips are inevitably introduced, motivating efforts to optimize error-robust DD. Here we invert this paradigm: by introducing particular control "errors" in standard DD, namely, a small constant deviation from perfect π rotations (pulse adjustments), we show we obtain protocols that retain the advantages of DD while introducing the capabilities of quantum state readout and polarization transfer. We exploit this nuclear quantum state selectivity on an ensemble of nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond to efficiently polarize the ^{13}C quantum bath. The underlying physical mechanism is generic and paves the way to systematic engineering of pulse-adjusted protocols with nuclear state selectivity for quantum control applications.
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- J E Lang
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
- Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
- Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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Boretti A, Rosa L, Blackledge J, Castelletto S. Nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond for nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging applications. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 10:2128-2151. [PMID: 31807400 PMCID: PMC6880812 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.10.207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center is a point defect in diamond with unique properties for use in ultra-sensitive, high-resolution magnetometry. One of the most interesting and challenging applications is nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging (nano-MRI). While many review papers have covered other NV centers in diamond applications, there is no survey targeting the specific development of nano-MRI devices based on NV centers in diamond. Several different nano-MRI methods based on NV centers have been proposed with the goal of improving the spatial and temporal resolution, but without any coordinated effort. After summarizing the main NV magnetic imaging methods, this review presents a survey of the latest advances in NV center nano-MRI.
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- Alberto Boretti
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari”, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
- Applied Plasmonics Lab, Centre for Micro-Photonics, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Technological University Dublin, Ireland
- Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Wales, Wrexham, United Kingdom
- Department of Computer Science, University of Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
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Nguyen CT, Sukachev DD, Bhaskar MK, Machielse B, Levonian DS, Knall EN, Stroganov P, Riedinger R, Park H, Lončar M, Lukin MD. Quantum Network Nodes Based on Diamond Qubits with an Efficient Nanophotonic Interface. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 123:183602. [PMID: 31763904 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.183602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Quantum networks require functional nodes consisting of stationary registers with the capability of high-fidelity quantum processing and storage, which efficiently interface with photons propagating in an optical fiber. We report a significant step towards realization of such nodes using a diamond nanocavity with an embedded silicon-vacancy (SiV) color center and a proximal nuclear spin. Specifically, we show that efficient SiV-cavity coupling (with cooperativity C>30) provides a nearly deterministic interface between photons and the electron spin memory, featuring coherence times exceeding 1 ms. Employing coherent microwave control, we demonstrate heralded single photon storage in the long-lived spin memory as well as a universal control over a cavity-coupled two-qubit register consisting of a SiV and a proximal ^{13}C nuclear spin with nearly second-long coherence time, laying the groundwork for implementing quantum repeaters.
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- C T Nguyen
- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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Denning EV, Gangloff DA, Atatüre M, Mørk J, Le Gall C. Collective Quantum Memory Activated by a Driven Central Spin. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 123:140502. [PMID: 31702196 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.140502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Coupling a qubit coherently to an ensemble is the basis for collective quantum memories. A single driven electron in a quantum dot can deterministically excite low-energy collective modes of a nuclear spin ensemble in the presence of lattice strain. We propose to gate a quantum state transfer between this central electron and these low-energy excitations-spin waves-in the presence of a strong magnetic field, where the nuclear coherence time is long. We develop a microscopic theory capable of calculating the exact time evolution of the strained electron-nuclear system. With this, we evaluate the operation of quantum state storage and show that fidelities up to 90% can be reached with a modest nuclear polarization of only 50%. These findings demonstrate that strain-enabled nuclear spin waves are a highly suitable candidate for quantum memory.
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- Emil V Denning
- Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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Henshaw J, Pagliero D, Zangara PR, Franzoni MB, Ajoy A, Acosta RH, Reimer JA, Pines A, Meriles CA. Carbon-13 dynamic nuclear polarization in diamond via a microwave-free integrated cross effect. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:18334-18340. [PMID: 31451667 PMCID: PMC6744875 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1908780116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Color-center-hosting semiconductors are emerging as promising source materials for low-field dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) at or near room temperature, but hyperfine broadening, susceptibility to magnetic field heterogeneity, and nuclear spin relaxation induced by other paramagnetic defects set practical constraints difficult to circumvent. Here, we explore an alternate route to color-center-assisted DNP using nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond coupled to substitutional nitrogen impurities, the so-called P1 centers. Working near the level anticrossing condition-where the P1 Zeeman splitting matches one of the NV spin transitions-we demonstrate efficient microwave-free 13C DNP through the use of consecutive magnetic field sweeps and continuous optical excitation. The amplitude and sign of the polarization can be controlled by adjusting the low-to-high and high-to-low magnetic field sweep rates in each cycle so that one is much faster than the other. By comparing the 13C DNP response for different crystal orientations, we show that the process is robust to magnetic field/NV misalignment, a feature that makes the present technique suitable to diamond powders and settings where the field is heterogeneous. Applications to shallow NVs could capitalize on the greater physical proximity between surface paramagnetic defects and outer nuclei to efficiently polarize target samples in contact with the diamond crystal.
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- Jacob Henshaw
- Department of Physics, City College of New York, City University of New York, New York, NY 10031
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- Department of Physics, City College of New York, City University of New York, New York, NY 10031
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- Department of Physics, City College of New York, City University of New York, New York, NY 10031
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- Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía, Física y Computación, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, CP X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina
- Instituto de Física Enrique Gaviola, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CP X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía, Física y Computación, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, CP X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina
- Instituto de Física Enrique Gaviola, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CP X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina
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- Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Physics, City College of New York, City University of New York, New York, NY 10031;
- Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY 10016
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Schwartz I, Rosskopf J, Schmitt S, Tratzmiller B, Chen Q, McGuinness LP, Jelezko F, Plenio MB. Blueprint for nanoscale NMR. Sci Rep 2019; 9:6938. [PMID: 31061430 PMCID: PMC6502870 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-43404-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamond have been used as ultrasensitive magnetometers to perform nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy of statistically polarized samples at 1-100 nm length scales. However, the spectral linewidth is typically limited to the kHz level, both by the NV sensor coherence time and by rapid molecular diffusion of the nuclei through the detection volume which in turn is critical for achieving long nuclear coherence times. Here we provide a blueprint supported by detailed theoretical analysis for a set-up that combines a sensitivity sufficient for detecting NMR signals from nano- to micron-scale samples with a spectral resolution that is limited only by the nuclear spin coherence, i.e. comparable to conventional NMR. Our protocol detects the nuclear polarization induced along the direction of an external magnetic field with near surface NV centers using lock-in detection techniques to enable phase coherent signal averaging. Using the NV centers in a dual role of NMR detector and optical hyperpolarization source to increase signal to noise, and in combination with Bayesian inference models for signal processing, nano/microscale NMR spectroscopy can be performed on sample concentrations in the micromolar range, several orders of magnitude better than the current state of the art.
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- Ilai Schwartz
- Institute of Theoretical Physics and IQST, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany.
- NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany.
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics and IQST, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Quantum Optics and IQST, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics and IQST, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics and IQST, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Quantum Optics and IQST, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Quantum Optics and IQST, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics and IQST, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany.
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Tan KO, Yang C, Weber RT, Mathies G, Griffin RG. Time-optimized pulsed dynamic nuclear polarization. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2019; 5:eaav6909. [PMID: 30746482 PMCID: PMC6357739 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav6909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Pulsed dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) techniques can accomplish electron-nuclear polarization transfer efficiently with an enhancement factor that is independent of the Zeeman field. However, they often require large Rabi frequencies and, therefore, high-power microwave irradiation. Here, we propose a new low-power DNP sequence for static samples that is composed of a train of microwave pulses of length τp spaced with delays d. A particularly robust DNP condition using a period τm = τp + d set to ~1.25 times the Larmor period τLarmor is investigated which is a time-optimized pulsed DNP sequence (TOP-DNP). At 0.35 T, we obtained an enhancement of ~200 using TOP-DNP compared to ~172 with nuclear spin orientation via electron spin locking (NOVEL), a commonly used pulsed DNP sequence, while using only ~7% microwave power required for NOVEL. Experimental data and simulations at higher fields suggest a field-independent enhancement factor, as predicted by the effective Hamiltonian.
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- Kong Ooi Tan
- Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory and Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory and Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory and Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory and Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Corresponding author.
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