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Mengze Shen1, Zhiyuan Zhao1,2, Yuhan Luo1,2
1Laboratory of Spin Magnetic Resonance, School of Physical Sciences, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Scientific Instrument Development and Application, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
Abstract:
Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond enable Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy from picoliter-scale samples, providing a route toward volume-limited magnetic resonance measurements. However, achieving high spectral resolution in a compact integrated spectrometer remains challenging, particularly under ambient magnetic noise. Here, we present an integrated NV-NMR spectrometer based on a compact multilayer architecture that combines a diamond sensor, an ultrathin Printed Circuit Board antenna, a sealed liquid-sample chamber, and a custom permanent magnet. In this sealed-chamber configuration, the spectrometer operates with an estimated detection volume on the order of ten picoliters, achieves a magnetic sensitivity of 27 pT/Hz, and uses hyperpolarization to improve NMR signal detectability. The system further incorporates a dual-stabilization scheme based on asynchronous fluxgate monitoring and synchronous optically detected magnetic resonance drift tracking, enabling high-resolution operation under ambient field-induced proton-frequency shifts of up to ±40 Hz. Under ambient conditions, without heavy magnetic shielding or strict temperature control, the spectrometer achieves a proton NMR linewidth of 2.34 ± 0.05 Hz, corresponding to 0.450.01 ppm. These results establish a compact integrated architecture for high-resolution picoliter NMR under nonideal laboratory magnetic environments.
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