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Area of Science:

  • Quantum sensing
  • Nanoscale thermometry
  • Diamond quantum technologies

Background:

  • Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond are promising quantum sensors with long spin coherence times.
  • NV centers exhibit limited sensitivity to temperature changes, hindering their use in precise thermometry.
  • Previous hybrid thermometers using nanodiamonds suffered from spectral broadening, limiting sensitivity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To overcome the limitations of previous hybrid thermometers.
  • To develop an ultra-sensitive nanothermometer with enhanced temperature sensitivity.
  • To enable precise investigation of thermal processes at the nanoscale.

Main Methods:

  • Coupling a single NV center in a diamond nanopillar with a single magnetic nanoparticle (copper-nickel alloy).
  • Utilizing the magnetic field variation near the Curie temperature of the nanoparticle to enhance temperature sensitivity.
  • Employing single NV center spectroscopy to detect minute temperature changes.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated a hybrid nanothermometer with enhanced temperature sensitivity of [Formula: see text].
  • Achieved detection of temperature changes as small as 2 mK.
  • Obtained a high temporal resolution of 5 ms for temperature measurements.

Conclusions:

  • The developed hybrid nanothermometer offers unprecedented sensitivity for nanoscale temperature measurements.
  • This technology provides a novel tool for studying thermal dynamics in nanoscale systems.
  • The single NV center approach overcomes spectral broadening issues, paving the way for advanced quantum sensing applications.