Combined Confocal‐Atomic‐Force Microscope Setup for Quantum Sensing Applications with Sub‐diffractional Spatial Resolution
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Quantum sensors find applications ranging from material science to biophysics. Nitrogen‐vacancy (NV) center in diamond has been successfully implemented for measuring various types of signals. Optical NV center readout, routinely used in confocal microscopes, allows achieving high spatial resolution down to the diffraction limit. This work describes in detail the combined confocal‐atomic‐force microscope (confocal‐AFM), which takes advantage of sharp AFM cantilevers, and shows its possible applications for nanoscale resolution. It demonstrates the sub‐diffractional localization of NV centers with platinum‐coated cantilevers and the ability to separately address optically unresolved sensors using cantilevers with ferromagnetic coating. The presented setup exhibits a lateral resolution of 13 nm, providing a tool for nanoscale quantum sensing.
Source: physica status solidi (a)
Authors: Sergei Trofimov, Boris Naydenov
Institution: Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,600
Awards: Vielteilchen Wechselwirkung in zweidimensionalem Festkörper, Verbundprojekt: DIamant-basierte QuantenTOKen - DIQTOK - Teilvorhaben: Herstellung, Modellierung, Charakterisierung und Miniaturisierung von DIamant-basierten QuantenTOKen, G7361077595, Vielteilchen Wechselwirkung in Festkörper, G8837138848
OpenAlex ID: W4402254286