Through a unique combination of ultrasensitive spin detection and high-fidelity quantum control, our lab brings the powerful capabilities of magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy to the nanometer scale. We aim to provide new tools for probing nanoscale spin systems with angstrom resolution, with exciting prospects for studying nanoscale biological samples, e.g. proteins and virus particles, as well as nanoscale condensed matter systems. Our experiments cover sub-angstrom-precision imaging methodologies such as NMR diffraction, sensitivity enhancement using nanoscale dynamic nuclear polarization, and probing quantum many-body phenomena such as dipolar spin transport at condensed matter's fundamental length scale.
Recent News
Kayra Erisoglu-Akyildiz joins the NanoMRI lab as a Master's student
After obtaining his Bachelor's in Applied Science, Computer Engineering at University of Waterloo, Kayra Erisoglu-Akyildiz has joined the NanoMRI lab as a Physics Master's student.
Work on DNP published in Science Advances
Our work on bringing efficient DNP (Ramped NOVEL protocol) to nanoMRI using our force detection based platform has been published in the Science Advances journal. We demonstrated nanoscale pulsed DNP at 6 K and 0.32 T using electrons from the trityl-OX063 radicals, thereby enhancing the average proton polarization by two orders of magnitude. We also showed that the enhanced polarization corresponds to a factor of 200 reduction in the averaging times compared to measurements that rely on statistical fluctuations.
Namanish Singh joins NanoMRI Lab as a PhD student
Namanish Singh has successfully defended his Master's thesis titled "Nanoscale Dynamic Nuclear Polarization in Force-Detected Magnetic Resonance". He will be joining the Budakian NanoMRI Lab as a PhD student starting Fall of 2024.