Publications

2024

Observation of current whirlpools in graphene at room temperature

M. L. Palm, C. Ding, W. S. Huxter, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, and C. L. Degen
external pageScience 384, 6694, 465-469 (2024) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.3 MB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 14.4 MB)

Multidimensional spectroscopy of nuclear spin clusters in diamond

K. Herb, T. F. Segawa, L. A. Völker, J. M. Abendroth, E. Janitz, T. Zhu, C. L. Degen
external pagePhys. Rev. Lett. 132, 133002 (2024) DownloadPDF (PDF, 684 KB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 673 KB)

Hamiltonian reconstruction via ringdown dynamics

V. Dumont, M. Bestler, L. Catalini, G. Margiani, O. Zilberberg, and A. Eichler
external pagearXiv:2403.00102 (2024)

2024 Roadmap on magnetic microscopy techniques and their applications in materials science (review article)

D. V. Christensen et al.,
external pageJ. Phys. Materials (2024); doi:10.1088/2515-7639/ad31b5

2023

Roadmap on nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging (review article)

R. Budakian, A. Finkler, A. Eichler et al.,
external pagearXiv:2312.08841 (2023)

Nanoscale magnets embedded in a microstrip

R. Pachlatko, N. Prumbaum, M. D. Krass, U. Grob, C. L. Degen, and A. Eichler
external pagearXiv:2312.04129 (2023)

Near-resonant nuclear spin detection with high-frequency mechanical resonators

D. A. Visani, L. Catalini, C. L. Degen, A. Eichler, and J. del Pino
external pagearXiv:2311.16273 (2023)

Multicone diamond waveguides for nanoscale quantum sensing

T. Zhu, J. Rhensius, K. Herb, V. Damle, G. Puebla-Hellmann, C. L. Degen, and E. Janitz
external pageNano Letters 23, 10110 (2023) DownloadPDF (PDF, 3.6 MB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 1.7 MB)

Temperature dependence of photoluminescence intensity and spin contrast in nitrogen-vacancy centers

S. Ernst, P. J. Scheidegger, S. Diesch, L. Lorenzelli, and C. L. Degen
external pagePhys. Rev. Lett. 131, 086903 (2023) DownloadPDF (PDF, 474 KB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 978 KB)

Editor's Suggestion. See also our companion paper at external pagePRB

Modeling temperature-dependent population dynamics in the excited state of the nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond

S. Ernst, P. J. Scheidegger, S. Diesch, and C. L. Degen
external pagePhys. Rev. B 108, 085203 (2023) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Editor's Suggestion. See also our companion paper at external pagePRL

Proliferation of unstable states and their impact on stochastic out-of-equilibrium dynamics

T. L. Heugel, R. Chitra, A. Eichler, and O. Zilberberg
external pagearXiv:2307.13718 (2023)

A biased Ising model using two coupled Kerr parametric oscillators with external force

P. Alvarez, D. Pittilini, F. Miserocchi, S. Raamamurthy, G. Margiani, O. Ameye, J. del Pino, O. Zilberberg, and A. Eichler
external pagearXiv:2307.13676 (2023)

The role of fluctuations in quantum and classical time crystals

T. L. Heugel, A. Eichler, R. Chitra, and O. Zilberberg
external pageSciPost Phys. Core 6, 053 (2023) DownloadPDF (PDF, 2.5 MB)

Toward quantum sensing of chiral-induced spin selectivity: Probing donor-bridge-acceptor molecules with NV centers in diamond

L. A. Völker, K. Herb, E. Janitz, C. L. Degen, and J. Abendroth
external pageJ. Chem. Phys. 158, 161103 (2023) DownloadPDF (PDF, 5.3 MB)

Fast scanning nitrogen-vacancy magnetometry by spectrum demodulation

P. Welter, B. A. Josteinsson, S. Josephy, A. Wittmann, A. Morales, G. Puebla-Hellmann, and C. L. Degen
external pagePhys. Rev. Applied 19, 034003 (2023) DownloadPDF (PDF, 5.1 MB)

Deterministic and stochastic sampling of two coupled Kerr parametric oscillators

G. Margiani, J. del Pino, T. L. Heugel, N. E. Bousse, S. Guerrero, T. W. Kenny, O. Zilberberg, D. Sabonis, and A. Eichler
external pagePhys. Rev. Research 5, L012029 (2023) DownloadPDF (PDF, 670 KB)

Imaging ferroelectric domains with a single-spin scanning quantum sensor

W. S. Huxter, M. F. Sarott, M. Trassin, and C. L. Degen
external pageNat. Phys. 19, 644-648 (2023) DownloadPDF (PDF, 3.7 MB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 3.9 MB)

2022

Extracting the lifetime of a synthetic two-level system

G. Margiani, S. Guerrero, T. L. Heugel, C. Marty, R. Pachlatko, T. Gisler, G. D. Vukasin, H.-K. Kwon, J. M. L. Miller, N. E. Bousse, T. W. Kenny, O. Zilberberg, D. Sabonis, and A. Eichler,
external pageAppl. Phys. Lett. 121, 164101 (2022) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.6 MB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 285 KB)

Ultra-high-Q nanomechanical resonators for force sensing (perspectives article)

A. Eichler
external pageMater. Quantum Technol. 2, 043001 (2022) DownloadPDF (PDF, 630 KB)

Soft-clamped silicon nitride string resonators at millikelvin temperatures

T. Gisler, M. Helal, D. Sabonis, U. Grob, M. Heritier, C. L. Degen, A. H. Ghadimi, and A. Eichler,
external pagePhys. Rev. Lett. 129, 104301 (2022) DownloadPDF (PDF, 669 KB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 4.7 MB)

Diamond surface engineering for molecular sensing with nitrogen-vacancy centers (review article)

E. Janitz, K. Herb, L. A. Völker, W. S. Huxter, C. L. Degen, and J. M. Abendroth
external pageJ. Mater. Chem. C 10, 13533-13569 (2022) DownloadPDF (PDF, 3.3 MB)

Current-driven dynamics and ratchet effect of skyrmion bubbles in a ferrimagnetic insulator

S. Vélez, S. Ruiz-Gómez, J. Schaab, E. Gradauskaite, M. S. Wörnle, P. Welter, B. J. Jacot, C. L. Degen, M. Trassin, M. Fiebig, and P. Gambardella
external pageNat. Nanotechnol. 17, 834-841 (2022) DownloadPDF (PDF, 5.2 MB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 2.5 MB)

Scanning gradiometry with a single spin quantum magnetometer

W. S. Huxter, M. L. Palm, M. L. Davis, P. Welter, C.-H. Lambert, M. Trassin, and C. L. Degen
external pageNat. Commun. 13, 3761 (2022) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.9 MB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 7.1 MB)

Force-detected magnetic resonance imaging of influenza viruses in the overcoupled sensor regime

M. D. Krass, N. Prumbaum, R. Pachlatko, U. Grob, H. Takahashi, Y. Yamauchi, C. L. Degen, and A. Eichler
external pagePhys. Rev. Applied 18, 034052 DownloadPDF (PDF, 5.1 MB)

Scanning nitrogen-vacancy magnetometry down to 350 mK

P. J. Scheidegger, S. Diesch, M. L. Palm, and C. L. Degen,
external pageAppl. Phys. Lett. 120, 224001 (2022) DownloadPDF (PDF, 2.7 MB)

Imaging of submicroampere currents in bilayer graphene using a scanning diamond magnetometer

M. L. Palm, W. S. Huxter, P. Welter, S. Ernst, P. J. Scheidegger, S. Diesch, K. Chang, P. Rickhaus, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, K. Ensslin, and C. L. Degen,
external pagePhys. Rev. Applied 17, 054008 (2022) DownloadPDF (PDF, 2.1 MB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 6.2 MB)

Parallel detection and spatial mapping of large nuclear spin clusters

K. S. Cujia, K. Herb, J. Zopes, J. M. Abendroth, and C. L. Degen,
external pageNat. Commun. 13, 1260 (2022) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.8 MB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 991 KB)

Single-nitrogen-vacancy NMR of amine-functionalized diamond surfaces

J. M. Abendroth, K. Herb, E. Janitz, T. Zhu, L. A. Völker, and C. L. Degen,
external pageNano Lett. 22, 7294-7303 (2022) DownloadPDF (PDF, 5.2 MB)

Strong parametric coupling between two ultra-coherent membrane modes

D. Hälg, T. Gisler, E. C. Langman, S. Misra, O. Zilberberg, A. Schliesser, C. L. Degen, and A. Eichler,
external pagePhys. Rev. Lett. 128, 094301 (2022) DownloadPDF (PDF, 978 KB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 2.8 MB)

Ising machines with strong bilinear coupling

T. L. Heugel, O. Zilberberg, C. Marty, R. Chitra, and A. Eichler
external pagePhys. Rev. Research 4, 013149 DownloadPDF (PDF, 898 KB)

Scanning nitrogen-vacancy center magnetometry in large in-plane magnetic fields

P. Welter, J. Rhensius, A. Morales, M. S. Wornle, C.-H. Lambert, G. Puebla-Hellmann, P. Gambardella, and C. L. Degen,
external pageAppl. Phys. Lett. 120, 074003 (2022) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.6 MB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 392 KB)

Parallel time integration using Batched BLAS (Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms) routines

K. Herb and P. Welter,
external pageComputer Physics Communications 270, 108181 (2022); DownloadPDF (PDF, 460 KB) external pageGitHub

2021

Spatial correlation between fluctuating and static fields over metal and dielectric substrates

M. Heritier, R. Pachlatko, Y. Tao, J. M. Abendroth, C. L. Degen, and A. Eichler,
external pagePhys. Rev. Lett. 127, 216101 (2021) DownloadPDF (PDF, 609 KB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 7.4 MB)

Nanoscale magnetic field imaging for 2D materials (Review article)

E. Marchiori, L. Ceccarelli, N. Rossi, L. Lorenzelli, C. L. Degen, and M. Poggio,
external pageNat. Rev. Phys. 4, 49-60 (2021) DownloadPDF (PDF, 2.8 MB)

Coexistence of Bloch and Néel walls in a collinear antiferromagnet

M. S. Wörnle, P. Welter, M. Giraldo, T. Lottermoser, M. Fiebig, P. Gambardella, and C. L. Degen,
external pagePhys. Rev. B 103, 094426 (2021) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.4 MB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 2.8 MB)

See APS Physics Focus article "external pageHidden Magnetic Structures Revealed"

Membrane-based scanning force microscopy

D. Hälg, T. Gisler, Y. Tsaturyan, L. Catalini, U. Grob, M. D. Krass, M. Heritier, H. Mattiat, A. K. Thamm, R. Schirhagl, E. C. Langman, A. Schliesser, C. L. Degen, and A. Eichler, external pagePhys. Rev. Applied 15, L021001 DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.2 MB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 3.9 MB)

See APS Physics Focus article "external pageForce scanning on a shaky membrane" , ETH news article "New microscopy concept enters into force", and AIP news article external page"MRI with a trampoline"

2020

How to identify, attribute, and quantify triplet defects in ensembles of small nanoparticles (Viewpoint article)

T. F. Segawa and A. I. Shames,
external pageJ. Phys. Chem. Lett. 11, 7438 (2020) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.4 MB)

Broadband radio-frequency transmitter for fast nuclear spin control

K. Herb, J. Zopes, K. S. Cujia, and C. L. Degen
external pageRev. Sci. Instr. 91, 113106 (2020) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.7 MB)

Spin detection via parametric frequency conversion in a membrane resonator

J. Kosata, O. Zilberberg, C. L. Degen, R. Chitra, and A. Eichler,
external pagePhys. Rev. Applied 14, 014042 (2020) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.7 MB)

Current-induced fragmentation of antiferromagnetic domains

M. S. Wörnle, P. Welter, Z. Kašpar, K. Olejník, V. Novák, R. P. Campion, P. Wadley, T. Jungwirth, C. L. Degen, and P. Gambardella,
external pagearXiv:1912.05287 (2019)

2019

Magnetic resonance force microscopy with a one-dimensional resolution of 0.9 nanometers

U. Grob, M. D. Krass, M. Heritier, R. Pachlatko, J. Rhensius, J. Kosata, B. A. Moores, H. Takahashi, A. Eichler, and C. L. Degen,
external pageNano Lett. 19, 7935 (2019) DownloadPDF (PDF, 2.1 MB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 1.7 MB)

Rapid flipping of parametric phase states

M. Frimmer, T. L. Heugel, Z. Nosan, F. Tebbenjohanns, D. Halg, A. Akin, C. L. Degen, L. Novotny, R. Chitra, O. Zilberberg, and A. Eichler,
external pagePhys. Rev. Lett. 123, 254102 DownloadPDF (PDF, 462 KB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 2.1 MB)

Reconstruction-free quantum sensing of arbitrary waveforms

J. Zopes and C. L. Degen,
external pagePhys. Rev. Applied 12, 054028 (2019) DownloadPDF (PDF, 666 KB)

Selected as external pageEditor's Suggestion

High-speed domain wall racetracks in a magnetic insulator

S. Velez, J. Schaab, M. S. Wornle, M. Muller, E. Gradauskaite, P. Welter, C. Gutgsell, C. Nistor, C. L. Degen, M. Trassin, M. Fiebig, and P. Gambardella,
external pageNat. Commun. 10, 4750 (2019) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.5 MB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 4 MB)

Dynamical magnetic field accompanying the motion of ferroelectric domain walls

D. M. Juraschek, Q. N. Meier, M. Trassin, S. E. Trolier-McKinstry, C. L. Degen, and N. A. Spaldin,
external pagePhys. Rev. Lett. 123, 127601 (2019) DownloadPDF (PDF, 660 KB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 188 KB)

2018

Three-dimensional localization spectroscopy of individual nuclear spins with sub-Angstrom resolution

J. Zopes, K. S. Cujia, K. Sasaki, J. M. Boss, K. M. Itoh, and C. L. Degen
external pageNat. Commun. 9, 4678 (2018) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.2 MB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 2.1 MB)

Three-dimensional nuclear spin positioning using coherent radio-frequency control

J. Zopes, K. Herb, K. S. Cujia, and C. L. Degen
external pagePhys. Rev. Lett. 121, 170801 (2018) DownloadPDF (PDF, 598 KB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Coherent control of solid state nuclear spin nano-ensembles

T. Unden, N. Tomek, T. Weggler, F. Frank, P. London, J. Zopes, C. L. Degen, N. Raatz, J. Meijer, H. Watanabe, K. M. Itoh, M. B. Plenio, B. Naydenov, and F. Jelezko
external pagenpj Quantum Inf. 4, 39 (2018) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.1 MB)

Little is lost (Perspectives article)

A. Eichler,
external pageScience 6390, 706 (2018) DownloadPDF (PDF, 539 KB)

A parametric symmetry breaking transducer

A. Eichler, T. L. Heugel, A. Leuch, C. L. Degen, R. Chitra, O. Zilberberg,
external pageAppl. Phys. Lett. 112, 233105 (2018) DownloadPDF (PDF, 606 KB) Downloadsuppl external page

Nanoladder cantilevers made from diamond and silicon

M. Heritier, A. Eichler, Y. Pan, U. Grob, I. Shorubalko, M. D. Krass, Y. Tao, and C. L. Degen,
external pageNano Lett. 18, 1814 (2018) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1 MB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 4.4 MB)

Growth of magnetic nanowires along freely selectable <hkl> crystal directions

Y. Tao and C. L. Degen,
external pageNat. Commun. 9, 339 (2018) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.4 MB)

Selected for the external pageNature Communications Metallurgy Collection that showcases important contributions published in the journal over the last 3 years.

2017

High resolution quantum sensing with shaped control pulses

J. Zopes, K. Sasaki, K. S. Cujia, J. M. Boss, K. Chang, T. F. Segawa, K. M. Itoh, C. L. Degen,
external pagePhysical Review Letters 119, 260501 (2017) DownloadPDF (PDF, 346 KB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 164 KB)

A quantum spectrum analyzer enhanced by a nuclear spin memory

T. Rosskopf, J. Zopes, J. M. Boss, and C. L. Degen,
external pagenpj Quantum Information 3, 33 (2017) DownloadPDF (PDF, 960 KB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 955 KB)

Quantum sensing (Review article)

C. L. Degen, F. Reinhard, and P. Cappellaro,
external pageReviews of Modern Physics 89, 035002 (2017) DownloadPDF (PDF, 843 KB)

Quantum sensing with arbitrary frequency resolution

J. M. Boss, K. S. Cujia, J. Zopes, and C. L. Degen,
external pageScience 356, 837 (2017). DownloadPDF (PDF, 473 KB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 2 MB)

See Science perspectives article "external pageClassical quantum sensors keep better time" and ETH news article "Quantum-aided frequency measurements"

Nanoscale imaging of current density with a single-spin magnetometer

K. Chang, A. Eichler, J. Rhensius, L. Lorenzelli, and C. L. Degen,
external pageNano Letters 17, 2367 (2017). DownloadPDF (PDF, 3.9 MB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 415 KB)

Membrane-based torque magnetometer: Enhanced sensitivity by optical readout of the membrane displacement

M. Blankenhorn, E. Heintze, M. Slota, J. van Slageren, B. A. Moores, C. L. Degen, L. Bogani, and M. Dressel,
external pageReview of Scientific Instruments 88, 094707 (2017). DownloadPDF (PDF, 11.5 MB)

Optical hyperpolarization of nitrogen donor spins in bulk diamond

M. Loretz, H. Takahashi, T. F. Segawa, J. M. Boss, and C. L. Degen,
external pagePhysical Review B 95, 064413 (2017). DownloadPDF (PDF, 322 KB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 275 KB)

2016

Parametric symmetry breaking in a nonlinear resonator

A. Leuch, L. Papariello, O. Zilberberg, C. L. Degen, R. Chitra, and A. Eichler,
external pagePhysical Review Letters 117, 214101 (2016). DownloadPDF (PDF, 658 KB)

Ultrasensitive mechanical detection of magnetic moment using a commercial disk drive write head

Y. Tao, A. Eichler, T. Holzherr, and C. L. Degen,
external pageNature Communications 7, 12714 (2016). DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.5 MB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 5.2 MB)

Local dynamics of topological magnetic defects in the itinerant helimagnet FeGe

A. Dussaux, P. Schoenherr, K. Koumpouras, J. Chico, K. Chang, L. Lorenzelli, N. Kanazawa, Y. Tokura, M. Garst, A. Bergman, C. L. Degen, and D. Meier,
external pageNature Communications 7, 12430 (2016). DownloadPDF (PDF, 2.4 MB)

Ultrasensitive hysteretic force sensing with parametric nonlinear oscillators

L. Papariello, O. Zilberberg, A. Eichler, and R. Chitra,
external pagePhys. Rev. E 94, 022201 (2016). DownloadPDF (PDF, 1 MB)

See ETH News article "Measuring forces with oscillations"

Magnetometry of individual polycrystalline ferromagnetic nanowires

N. Shamsudhin, Y. Tao, J. Sort, B. Jang, C. L. Degen, B. J. Nelson, and S. Pane,
external pageSmall 12, 6363-6369 (2016). DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.3 MB)

Surface chemical tuning of phonon and electron transport in free-standing silicon nanowire arrays

Y. Pan, Y. Tao, G. Z. Qin, Y. Fedoryshyn, Y. N. Raja, M. Hu, C. L. Degen, and D. Poulikakos,
external pageNano Letters 16, 6364-6370 (2016). DownloadPDF (PDF, 2.1 MB)

One- and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy with a diamond quantum sensor

J. M. Boss, K. Chang, J. Armijo, K. Cujia, T. Rosskopf, J. R. Maze, and C. L. Degen,
external pagePhysical Review Letters 116, 197601 (2016). DownloadPDF (PDF, 423 KB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 486 KB)

Exclusively gas-phase passivation of native oxide-free silicon(100) and silicon(111) surfacesexternal page

Y. Tao, R. Hauert, and C. L. Degen,
external pageACS Applied Materials and Interfaces8, 13157-13165 (2016). DownloadPDF (PDF, 2.5 MB)

2015

Single-crystal diamond nanowire tips for ultrasensitive force microscopy

Y. Tao and C. L. Degen,
external pageNano Letters 15, 7893 (2015) DownloadPDF (PDF, 5.4 MB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 4.4 MB)

Permanent reduction of dissipation in nanomechanical Si resonators by chemical surface protection

Y. Tao, P. Navaretti, R. Hauert, U. Grob, M. Poggio, and C. L. Degen,
external pageNanotechnology 26, 465501 (2015) DownloadPDF (PDF, 901 KB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 2.6 MB)

Selected for "external pageNanotechnology Select". See accompanying news article on external pageNanoTechWeb

Nanometer-scale isotope analysis of bulk diamond by atom probe tomography

R. Schirhagl, N. Raatz, J. Meijer, M. Markham, S. S. A. Gerstl, and C. L. Degen,
external pageDiamond and Related Materials 60, 60 (2015) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.4 MB)

Accelerated nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging through phase multiplexing

B. A. Moores, A. Eichler, Y. Tao, H. Takahashi, P. Navaretti, and C. L. Degen,
external pageApplied Physics Letters 106, 213101 (2015) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.1 MB)

Cover story. See news article "external pageNew Technique Speeds nanoMRI Imaging"

Spurious harmonic response of multipulse quantum sensing sequences

M. Loretz, J. M. Boss, T. Rosskopf, H. J. Mamin, D. Rugar, and C. L. Degen,
external pagePhysical Review X 5, 021009 (2015) DownloadPDF (PDF, 577 KB)

2014

Single proton spin detection by diamond magnetometry

M. Loretz, T. Rosskopf, J. M. Boss, S. Pezzagna, J. Meijer, and C. L. Degen,
external pageScience 10.1126/science.1259464 (2014) DownloadPDF/suppl (PDF, 3.8 MB), published online 16 October 2014, retracted on 9 January 2015.

We have retracted this article because of a possible misinterpretation of our experimental results. Specifically, reported proton signals may be due to spurious harmonics of carbon-13 nuclei. A detailed description is given in the external pageretraction note and in the follow-up article by external pageLoretz et al., PRX 5, 021009 (2015).

Investigation of surface magnetic noise by shallow spins in diamond

T. Rosskopf, A. Dussaux, K. Ohashi, M. Loretz, R. Schirhagl, H. Watanabe, S. Shikata, K. M. Itoh, and C. L. Degen,
external pagePhysical Review Letters 112, 147602 (2014) DownloadPDF (PDF, 462 KB)

Single crystal diamond nanomechanical resonators with quality factors exceeding one million

Y. Tao, J. M. Boss, B. A. Moores, and C. L. Degen,
external pageNature Communications 5, 3638 (2014) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.3 MB)

Nanoscale nuclear magnetic resonance with a 1.9-nm-deep nitrogen-vacancy sensor

M. Loretz, S. Pezzagna, J. Meijer, and C. L. Degen,
external pageApplied Physics Letters 104, 033102 (2014) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1 MB)

Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Diamond: Nanoscale Sensors for Physics and Biology (Review article)

R. Schirhagl, K. Chang, M. Loretz, and C. L. Degen,
external pageAnnual Reviews in Physical Chemistry 65, 83–105 (2014) DownloadPDF (PDF, 2.6 MB)

2013

Negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy centers in a 5-nm-thin 12-C diamond film

K. Ohashi, T. Rosskopf, H. Watanabe, M. Loretz, Y. Tao, R. Hauert, S. Tomizawa, T. Ishikawa, J. Ishi-Hayase, S. Shikata, C. L. Degen, and K. M. Itoh,
external pageNano Letters 13, 4733 (2013) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Facile fabrication of single-crystal-diamond nanostructures with ultra high aspect ratio

Y. Tao and C. L. Degen,
external pageAdvanced Materials 25, 3962 (2013) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.1 MB)

Radio-frequency magnetometry using a single electron spin

M. Loretz, T. Rosskopf, and C. L. Degen,
external pagePhysical Review Letters 110, 017602 (2013) DownloadPDF (PDF, 439 KB) Download(suppl) (PDF, 315 KB)

2012

Spin properties of very shallow nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond

B. K. Ofori-Okai, S. Pezzagna, K. Chang, M. Loretz, R. Schirhagl, Y. Tao, B. A. Moores, K. Groot-Berning, J. Meijer, and C. L. Degen,

external pagePhysical Review B 86, 081406(R) (2012) DownloadPDFs (PDF, 1.1 MB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 477 KB)

2011

Cold-atom microscope shapes up (News and Views article)

C. L. Degen and J. P. Home,
external pageNature Nanotechnology 6, 399 (2011) DownloadPDF (PDF, 159 KB)

2010

Force-detected nuclear magnetic resonance: Recent advances and future challenges (Review article)

M. Poggio and C. L. Degen,
external pageNanotechnology 21, 342001 (2010) DownloadPDF (PDF, 893 KB)

Frequency domain multiplexing of force signals with application to magnetic resonance force microscopy

T. H. Oosterkamp, M. Poggio, C. L. Degen, H. J. Mamin, and D. Rugar,
external pageApplied Physics Letters 96, 083107 (2010) DownloadPDF (PDF, 163 KB)

2009

Isotope-selective detection and imaging of organic nanolayers

H. J. Mamin, T. Oosterkamp, M. Poggio, C. L. Degen, C. Rettner, and D. Rugar,
external pageNano Letters 9, 3020 (2009) DownloadPDF (PDF, 168 KB)

Force detected nuclear double-resonance between statistical spin polarizations

M. Poggio, H. J. Mamin, C. L. Degen, M. W. Sherwood, and D. Rugar,
external pagePhysical Review Letters 102, 087604 (2009) DownloadPDF (PDF, 316 KB)

Highlighted in: APS Physics - Spotlighting exceptional research magazine

Nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging

C. L. Degen, M. Poggio, C. T. Rettner, H. J. Mamin, and D. Rugar,
external pageProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A. 106, 1313 (2009) DownloadPDF (PDF, 2.2 MB) Downloadsuppl (PDF, 830 KB)

Awarded the Cozzarelli Prize 2009 of the National Academy of Sciences (external pagelink)
Highlighted in: Nature 458, 844 (2009), Nature Methods 6, 192 (2009), Nature Biotechnology 27, 254 (2009), and Nature Nanotechnology (doi:10.1038/nnano.2009.14).
Highlighted in: The New York Times, January 13, 2009, page D3 (external pagelink); Neue Zürcher Zeitung, January 21, 2009, page 10; and several other journals.

2008

Nanoscale magnetometry: Microscopy with single spins (News and Views article)

C. L. Degen,
external pageNature Nanotechnology 3, 643 (2008) DownloadPDF (PDF, 175 KB)

One- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy with a magnetic resonance force microscope

K. W. Eberhardt, C. L. Degen, A. Hunkeler, and B. H. Meier,
external pageAngewandte Chemie International Edition 47, 8961 (2008) DownloadPDF (PDF, 361 KB)

Selected as a VIP article by the Editors

Scanning magnetic field microscope with a diamond single-spin sensor

C. L. Degen,
external pageApplied Physics Letters 92, 243111 (2008) DownloadPDF (PDF, 154 KB)

Selected as research highlight by the journal Nature Nanotechnology (external pagedoi:10.1038/nnano.2008.209)

An off-board quantum point contact as a sensitive detector of cantilever motion

M. Poggio, M. P. Jura, C. L. Degen, M. A. Topinka, H. J. Mamin, D. Goldhaber-Gordon, and D. Rugar,
external pageNature Physics 4, 635 (2008) DownloadPDF (PDF, 1.7 MB)

Nuclear spin relaxation induced by a mechanical resonator

C. L. Degen, M. Poggio, H. J. Mamin, and D. Rugar,
external pagePhysical Review Letters 100, 137601 (2008) DownloadPDF (PDF, 312 KB)

2007

Role of spin noise in the detection of small ensembles of nuclear spins

C. L. Degen, M. Poggio, H. J. Mamin, and D. Rugar,
external pagePhysical Review Letters 99, 250601 (2007) DownloadPDF (PDF, 343 KB)

Fast magnetic resonance force microscopy with Hadamard encoding

K. W. Eberhardt, C. L. Degen, and B. H. Meier,
external pagePhysical Review B 76, 180405(R) (2007) DownloadPDF (PDF, 223 KB)

Nuclear magnetic resonance force microscopy with a microwire rf source

M. Poggio, C. L. Degen, C. T. Rettner, H. J. Mamin, and D. Rugar,
external pageApplied Physics Letters 90, 263111 (2007) DownloadPDF (PDF, 436 KB)

Feedback cooling of a cantilever’s fundamental mode below 5 mK

M. Poggio, C. L. Degen, H. J. Mamin, and D. Rugar,
external pagePhysical Review Letters 99, 017201 (2007) DownloadPDF (PDF, 805 KB)

Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging with 90-nm resolution

H. J. Mamin, M. Poggio, C. L. Degen, and D. Rugar,
external pageNature Nanotechnology 2, 301 (2007) DownloadPDF (PDF, 598 KB)

Highlighted in: external pageNature Nanotechnology2, 267 (2007); Physics Today (June 2007), p.27; external pageAngewandte Chemie International Edition46, 2 (2007)
Selected as one of 21 research highlights across all areas of science in the year 2007 by the journal Nature (external pagedoi:10.1038/4501130a)

2006

Dipolar Spin Echoes in Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy

C. L. Degen, Q. Lin, and B. H. Meier,
external pagePhysical Review B 74, 104414 (2006) DownloadPDF (PDF, 157 KB)

Magnetic Double Resonance in Force Microscopy

Q. Lin, C. L. Degen, A. Hunkeler, U. Meier, M. Tomaselli, and B. H. Meier,
external pagePhysical Review Letters 96, 137604 (2006) DownloadPDF (PDF, 351 KB)

A Digital Feedback Controller for Force Microscope Cantilevers

C. L. Degen, U. Meier, Q. Lin, A. Hunkeler, and B. H. Meier,
external pageReview of Scientific Instruments 77, 043707 (2006) DownloadPDF (PDF, 157 KB)

Combined Al-protection and HF-vapor release process for ultrathin single crystal silicon cantilevers

S. Mouaziz, G. Boero, G. Moresi, C. Degen, Q. Lin, B. Meier, and J. Brugger,
external pageMicroelectronic Engineering 83, 1306 (2006) DownloadPDF (PDF, 167 KB)

2005

Microscale Localized Spectroscopy with a Magnetic Resonance Force Microscope

C. L. Degen, Q. Lin, A. Hunkeler, U. Meier, M. Tomaselli, and B. H. Meier,
external pagePhysical Review Letters 94, 207601 (2005) DownloadPDF (PDF, 376 KB)

2004

NMR Investigation of Atomic Ordering in AlxGa1-xAs thin films

C. Degen, M. Tomaselli, B. H. Meier, M. M. A. J. Voncken, and A. P. M. Kentgen,
external pagePhysical Review B 69, 193303 (2004) DownloadPDF (PDF, 334 KB)

2003

Haupt magnetic double resonanceexternal page

external pageM. Tomaselli, C. Degen, and B. H. Meier,
external pageJournal of Chemical Physics 118, 8559 (2003) DownloadPDF (PDF, 75 KB)

2001

Strong electron-phonon coupling in superconducting MgB2: A specific heat study

C. Walti, E. Felder, C. Degen, G. Wigger, R. Monnier, B. Delley, and H.-R. Ott,
external pagePhysical Review B 64, 172515 (2001) DownloadPDF (PDF, 64 KB)

Data availability statement: Any data related to the above publications will be made available by the authors upon reasonable request.