<p>Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a powerful tool for probing molecular structure and dynamics, but conventional high-field systems are bulky and suffer from field inhomogeneities. Zero- to ultra-low-field (ZULF) NMR overcomes these limits by exploiting internal spin interactions in a magnet-free, shielded environment. When combined with nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond, it enables a compact, portable platform with high spatial resolution and broad bandwidth for noninvasive chemical sensing in microscopic volumes and real-world settings. We report detection of zero- to ultralow-field nuclear magnetic resonance (ZULF NMR) signals at frequencies of a few hertz using a diamond magnetometer. The sensing diamond is a truncated pyramid with 180 <i>μ</i>m height and a 500<sup>2</sup> <i>μ</i>m<sup>2</sup> base. The minimum stand-off distance is &lt;1 mm, and the sensor sensitivity is 13 pT/<InlineEquation ID="IEq1"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(\sqrt{Hz}\)</EquationSource> <EquationSource Format="MATHML"><math> <msqrt> <mrow> <mi>H</mi> <mi>z</mi> </mrow> </msqrt> </math></EquationSource> </InlineEquation> at frequencies <i>f</i> above 5 Hz with 1/<i>f</i>-like behavior at lower frequencies. NMR signals were generated via signal amplification by reversible exchange (SABRE) parahydrogen-based hyperpolarization resulting in zero-field signals at 1.7 Hz and 3.4 Hz corresponding to the expected hetero-nuclear <i>J</i>-coupling pattern of acetonitrile. This work demonstrates a magnet-free platform for detecting chemically specific NMR signals paving the way for portable noninvasive diagnostics in microscopic sample volumes for biomedicine, industrial sensing through metal enclosures.</p>

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Zero- to ultralow-field J-spectroscopy with a diamond magnetometer

  • Muhib Omar,
  • Jingyan Xu,
  • Raphael Kircher,
  • Pouya Sharbati,
  • Shaowen Zhang,
  • Georgios Chatzidrosos,
  • James Eills,
  • Román Picazo-Frutos,
  • Dmitry Budker,
  • Danila A. Barskiy,
  • Arne Wickenbrock

摘要

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a powerful tool for probing molecular structure and dynamics, but conventional high-field systems are bulky and suffer from field inhomogeneities. Zero- to ultra-low-field (ZULF) NMR overcomes these limits by exploiting internal spin interactions in a magnet-free, shielded environment. When combined with nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond, it enables a compact, portable platform with high spatial resolution and broad bandwidth for noninvasive chemical sensing in microscopic volumes and real-world settings. We report detection of zero- to ultralow-field nuclear magnetic resonance (ZULF NMR) signals at frequencies of a few hertz using a diamond magnetometer. The sensing diamond is a truncated pyramid with 180 μm height and a 5002 μm2 base. The minimum stand-off distance is <1 mm, and the sensor sensitivity is 13 pT/ \(\sqrt{Hz}\) H z at frequencies f above 5 Hz with 1/f-like behavior at lower frequencies. NMR signals were generated via signal amplification by reversible exchange (SABRE) parahydrogen-based hyperpolarization resulting in zero-field signals at 1.7 Hz and 3.4 Hz corresponding to the expected hetero-nuclear J-coupling pattern of acetonitrile. This work demonstrates a magnet-free platform for detecting chemically specific NMR signals paving the way for portable noninvasive diagnostics in microscopic sample volumes for biomedicine, industrial sensing through metal enclosures.