Methods for traceable scanning magnetometry using single nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond: determining orientation, distance and localization

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.04632v1
• Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:48:32 GMT
• Title: Methods for traceable scanning magnetometry using single nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond: determining orientation, distance and localization
• Abstract summary: Individual, scannable nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in single crystal diamond nanostructures enable nanoscale, quantitative imaging of magnetic stray fields.<n>We here use scanning NV imaging on micro-patterned, perpendicularly magnetized stripes and discs.<n>We determine d_NV = 31.5 nm, while we infer the azimuthal orientation with a precision of 3.
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• Abstract: Individual, scannable nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in single crystal diamond nanostructures enable nanoscale, quantitative imaging of magnetic stray fields. Nevertheless, important parameters like distance between the NV center and the sample and the orientation of the NV high symmetry axis are often not known precisely and enter data evaluation as free fitting parameters. We here use scanning NV imaging on micro-patterned, perpendicularly magnetized stripes and discs. From these measurements, we directly infer NV - sample distance d_NV and the NV's azimuthal orientation without the need for an external vector magnet control. We determine d_NV = 31.5 nm, while we infer the azimuthal orientation with a precision of 3°. We additionally employ commercially available silicon needles to image the apex topography of our diamond nanostructures to detect surface contamination. Simultaneously, monitoring NV fluorescence as a function of the needle's position allows us to estimate the lateral placement of the NV inside the diamond nanostructure.

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