Electron paramagnetic resonance–on-a-chip (EPRoC) devices use small voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) for both the excitation and detection of the EPR signal, allowing access to unique sample environments by lifting the restrictions imposed by resonator-based EPR techniques. EPRoC devices have been successfully used at multiple frequencies (7 to 360 gigahertz) and have demonstrated their utility in producing high-resolution spectra in a variety of spin centers. To enable quantitative measurements using EPRoC devices, the spatial distribution of the B1 field produced by the VCOs must be known. As an example, the field distribution of a 12-coil VCO array EPRoC operating at 14 gigahertz is described in this study. The frequency modulation–recorded EPR spectra of a “point”-like and a thin-film sample were investigated while varying the position of both samples in three directions. The results were compared to COMSOL simulations of the B1-field intensity. The EPRoC array sensitive volume was determined to be ~19 nanoliters. Implications for possible EPR applications are discussed. High-resolution spatial mapping of the microwave field enables quantitative EPR on chip measurements.
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%1 doi:10.1126/sciadv.ado5467
%A Künstner, Silvio
%A McPeak, Joseph E.
%A Chu, Anh
%A Kern, Michal
%A Wick, Markus
%A Dinse, Klaus-Peter
%A Anders, Jens
%A Naydenov, Boris
%A Lips, Klaus
%D 2024
%J Science Advances
%K myown
%N 33
%P eado5467
%R 10.1126/sciadv.ado5467
%T Microwave field mapping for EPR-on-a-chip experiments
%U https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/sciadv.ado5467
%V 10
%X Electron paramagnetic resonance–on-a-chip (EPRoC) devices use small voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) for both the excitation and detection of the EPR signal, allowing access to unique sample environments by lifting the restrictions imposed by resonator-based EPR techniques. EPRoC devices have been successfully used at multiple frequencies (7 to 360 gigahertz) and have demonstrated their utility in producing high-resolution spectra in a variety of spin centers. To enable quantitative measurements using EPRoC devices, the spatial distribution of the B1 field produced by the VCOs must be known. As an example, the field distribution of a 12-coil VCO array EPRoC operating at 14 gigahertz is described in this study. The frequency modulation–recorded EPR spectra of a “point”-like and a thin-film sample were investigated while varying the position of both samples in three directions. The results were compared to COMSOL simulations of the B1-field intensity. The EPRoC array sensitive volume was determined to be ~19 nanoliters. Implications for possible EPR applications are discussed. High-resolution spatial mapping of the microwave field enables quantitative EPR on chip measurements.
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abstract = {Electron paramagnetic resonance–on-a-chip (EPRoC) devices use small voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) for both the excitation and detection of the EPR signal, allowing access to unique sample environments by lifting the restrictions imposed by resonator-based EPR techniques. EPRoC devices have been successfully used at multiple frequencies (7 to 360 gigahertz) and have demonstrated their utility in producing high-resolution spectra in a variety of spin centers. To enable quantitative measurements using EPRoC devices, the spatial distribution of the B1 field produced by the VCOs must be known. As an example, the field distribution of a 12-coil VCO array EPRoC operating at 14 gigahertz is described in this study. The frequency modulation–recorded EPR spectra of a “point”-like and a thin-film sample were investigated while varying the position of both samples in three directions. The results were compared to COMSOL simulations of the B1-field intensity. The EPRoC array sensitive volume was determined to be ~19 nanoliters. Implications for possible EPR applications are discussed. High-resolution spatial mapping of the microwave field enables quantitative EPR on chip measurements.},
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author = {Künstner, Silvio and McPeak, Joseph E. and Chu, Anh and Kern, Michal and Wick, Markus and Dinse, Klaus-Peter and Anders, Jens and Naydenov, Boris and Lips, Klaus},
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