Diamond-based single-molecule magnetic resonance spectroscopy
The detection of a nuclear spin in an individual molecule represents a key challenge in physics and biology whose solution has been pursued for many years. The small magnetic moment of a single nucleus and the unavoidable environmental noise present the key obstacles for its realization. In this pap...
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| author | Jianming Cai Fedor Jelezko Martin B Plenio Alex Retzker |
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| description | The detection of a nuclear spin in an individual molecule represents a key challenge in physics and biology whose solution has been pursued for many years. The small magnetic moment of a single nucleus and the unavoidable environmental noise present the key obstacles for its realization. In this paper, we demonstrate theoretically that a single nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond can be used to construct a nano-scale single-molecule spectrometer that is capable of detecting the position and spin state of a single nucleus and can determine the distance and alignment of a nuclear or electron spin pair. The proposed device would find applications in single-molecule spectroscopy in chemistry and biology, for example in determining the protein structure or in monitoring macromolecular motions, and can thus provide a tool to help unravel the microscopic mechanisms underlying bio-molecular function. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8e67dd65ccbb4ad9b96947477c1f1fc02023-08-08T11:02:59ZengIOP PublishingNew Journal of Physics1367-26302013-01-0115101302010.1088/1367-2630/15/1/013020Diamond-based single-molecule magnetic resonance spectroscopyJianming Cai0Fedor Jelezko1Martin B Plenio2Alex Retzker3Institut für Theoretische Physik, Albert-Einstein Allee 11, Universität Ulm , D-89069 Ulm, Germany; Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, Universität Ulm , D-89069 Ulm, GermanyInstitut für Quantenoptik, Albert-Einstein Allee 11, Universität Ulm , D-89069 Ulm, Germany; Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, Universität Ulm , D-89069 Ulm, GermanyInstitut für Theoretische Physik, Albert-Einstein Allee 11, Universität Ulm , D-89069 Ulm, Germany; Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, Universität Ulm , D-89069 Ulm, GermanyInstitut für Theoretische Physik, Albert-Einstein Allee 11, Universität Ulm , D-89069 Ulm, Germany; Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 91904, Givat Ram, IsraelThe detection of a nuclear spin in an individual molecule represents a key challenge in physics and biology whose solution has been pursued for many years. The small magnetic moment of a single nucleus and the unavoidable environmental noise present the key obstacles for its realization. In this paper, we demonstrate theoretically that a single nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond can be used to construct a nano-scale single-molecule spectrometer that is capable of detecting the position and spin state of a single nucleus and can determine the distance and alignment of a nuclear or electron spin pair. The proposed device would find applications in single-molecule spectroscopy in chemistry and biology, for example in determining the protein structure or in monitoring macromolecular motions, and can thus provide a tool to help unravel the microscopic mechanisms underlying bio-molecular function.https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/1/013020 |
| spellingShingle | Jianming Cai Fedor Jelezko Martin B Plenio Alex Retzker Diamond-based single-molecule magnetic resonance spectroscopy New Journal of Physics |
| title | Diamond-based single-molecule magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| title_full | Diamond-based single-molecule magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| title_fullStr | Diamond-based single-molecule magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diamond-based single-molecule magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| title_short | Diamond-based single-molecule magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| title_sort | diamond based single molecule magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/1/013020 |
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