- Patent Title: Stationary magic angle spinning enhanced solid state spin sensor
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Application No.: US16204381Application Date: 2018-11-29
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Publication No.: US10705163B2Publication Date: 2020-07-07
- Inventor: John F. Barry , Danielle A. Braje , Erik R. Eisenach , Christopher Michael McNally , Michael F. O'Keeffe , Linh M. Pham
- Applicant: John F. Barry , Danielle A. Braje , Erik R. Eisenach , Christopher Michael McNally , Michael F. O'Keeffe , Linh M. Pham
- Applicant Address: US MA Cambridge
- Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Cambridge
- Agency: Smith Baluch LLP
- Main IPC: G01R33/26
- IPC: G01R33/26 ; G01R33/34 ; G01N24/12 ; G01R33/36 ; G01R33/44 ; G01R33/30

Abstract:
Here we present a solid-state spin sensor with enhanced sensitivity. The enhanced sensitivity is achieved by increasing the T2* dephasing time of the color center defects within the solid-state spin sensor. The T2* dephasing time extension is achieved by mitigating dipolar coupling between paramagnetic defects within the solid-state spin sensor. The mitigation of the dipolar coupling is achieved by applying a magic-angle-spinning magnetic field to the color center defects. This field is generated by driving a magnetic field generator (e.g., Helmholtz coils) with phase-shifted sinusoidal waveforms from current source impedance-matched to the magnetic field generator. The waveforms may oscillate (and the field may rotate) at a frequency based on the precession period of the color center defects to reduce color center defect dephasing and further enhance measurement sensitivity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190178958A1 Stationary Magic Angle Spinning Enhanced Solid State Spin Sensor Public/Granted day:2019-06-13
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