Quantum sensors are finding their way from laboratories to the real world, as witnessed by
the increasing number of start-ups in this field. The atomic length scale of quantum sensors …

Solid-state spin systems including nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond constitute an
increasingly favored quantum sensing platform. However, present NV ensemble devices …

Artificial atoms like the nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamond enable the realization of
fully functional qubits in a solid at room temperature. The functionalities of all the parts …

Scanning probe microscopy (SPM), a key invention in nanoscience, has by now been
extended to a wide spectrum of basic and applied fields. Its application to basic science led …

Spins of impurities in solids provide a unique architecture to realize quantum technologies.
A quantum register of electron and nearby nuclear spins in the lattice encompasses high …

In the past decade, semiconducting qubits have made great strides in overcoming
decoherence, improving the prospects for scalability and have become one of the leading …

“Quantum sensing” describes the use of a quantum system, quantum properties, or quantum
phenomena to perform a measurement of a physical quantity. Historical examples of …

Room-temperature detection of molecular vibrations in the mid-infrared (MIR, λ= 3–30 µm)
has numerous applications, including real-time gas sensing, medical imaging and quantum …

The magnetic fields generated by spins and currents provide a unique window into the
physics of correlated-electron materials and devices. First proposed only a decade ago …

Measuring certain quantities at the nanoscale is often limited to strict conditions such as low
temperature or vacuum. However, the recently developed nanodiamond (ND) quantum …