Biomolecular Quantumsensing
Our research is based on defects in diamond which act as atomic sized sensors for magnetic resonance experiments on the micro- to nanoscale. We apply this innovative technology to answer questions in chemistry and biology from the single molecule to single cell level.
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Laboratory and Scientists
Selected Publications
2022
- Allert D. R., Briegel K. D., Bucher D. B.°, Advances in nano- and microscale NMR spectroscopy using diamond quantum sensors. Chemical Communications 58, 8165 - 8181 (2022)
- Qian, C., Villafañe, V., Schalk, M., Astakhov, G. V., Kentsch, U., Helm M., Soubelet, P., Wilson N. P., Rizzato, R., Mohr S., Bucher, D. B., Stier, A. V., Finley, J. J. Unveiling the Zero-Phonon Line of the Boron Vacancy Center by Cavity Enhanced Emission. Nano Letters. 22, 13, 5137–5142 (2022)
- Rizzato, R., Bruckmaier, F., Liu K. S., Glaser, S., Bucher, D. B.° Polarization transfer from optically pumped ensembles of NV centers to multinuclear spin baths, Phys. Rev. Applied 17, 024067 (2022)
- Liu, K., Henning, A., Heindl M. W., Allert R. D., Bartl J. D., Sharp I. D., Rizzato R., Bucher, D. B.°, Surface NMR using quantum sensors in diamond, PNAS, 119 (5) e2111607119 (2022)
2021
- Arunkumar, N., Bucher, D. B., Turner M., TomHon P., Glenn, D., Lehmkuhl, S., Lukin, M., Park, H., Rosen, M., Theis, T. and Walsworth, R. L. Micron-scale SABRE-enhanced NV-NMR Spectroscopy. PRX Quantum 2, 010305 (2021)
- F. Bruckmaier, K. Briegel, D .B. Bucher° Geometry dependence of micron-scale NMR signals on NV-diamond chips. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Open, 100023 (2021)
2020
- Bucher, D. B.°, Glenn, D. R., Park, H., Lukin, M. D., Walsworth, R. L.° Hyperpolarization-enhanced NMR spectroscopy with femtomole sensitivity using quantum defects in diamond. Physical Review X 10, 021053 (2020)
- Kufner, C., Zinth, W., Bucher, D. B.°, UV‐Induced Charge Transfer States in Short Guanosine‐Containing DNA Oligonucleotides. ChemBioChem 21, 1 –6 (2020), selected as "very important paper"
2019
- Bucher, D. B.°, Aude Craik, D. P. L., Backlund, M. P., Turner, M., Glenn, D. R. and Walsworth, R. L°. Quantum diamond spectrometer for nanoscale NMR and ESR spectroscopy. Nature Protocols (2019)
- Bucher, D. B.°. Principes of Nano- and Microscale NMR Spectroscopy with NV-Diamond Sensors. eMagRes 8, 1-8, 2019
2018
- Glenn, D. R.*, Bucher, D. B.*, Lee, J., Lukin, M. D., Park, H., Walsworth, R. L., High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Using a Solid-State Spin Sensor, Nature 555, 351-354 (2018)
- Bucher, D. B.*, Glenn, D. R.*, Lee, J., Lukin, M. D., Park, H., Walsworth, R. L., High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Using Solid-State Spins, arXiv:1705.08887 (2017)
- Pilles B. M, Maerz B. Chen. J, Bucher D. B., Gilch, P, Kohler, B, Fingerhut B.P., Zinth, W. Schreier J.S. Decay Pathways of Thymine Revisited. Journal of Physical Chemistry A 122, 4819-4828 (2018)