Invited Speaker Australian & New Zealand Society of Magnetic Resonance Conference 2017

Nanoscale NMR spectroscopy with diamond NV centers (#77)

liam mcguinness 1
  1. University of Ulm, Ulm, BADEN-WüRTTEMBERG, Germany

Magnetic detectors based on single quantum coherent spins in diamond allow for a new regime of NMR spectroscopy. In particular, such sensors allow for: i) detection of completely unpolarised samples, ii) single nuclear spin sensitivity, and iii) room-temperature sample hyperpolarisation.

This talk will discuss recent developments towards structural determination of individual molecules using NV-based NMR spectroscopy. Work to create hyperpolarised nuclei under ambient conditions and low fields for use as MRI contrast agents will be presented. Prospects for performing J-coupling spectroscopy in zero magnetic fields, where the detected signal is stochastic polarisation fluctuations will also be discussed.