Imaging thermal conductivity with nanoscale resolution using a scanning spin probe

The ability to probe nanoscale heat flow in a material is often limited by lack of spatial resolution. Here, we use a diamond-nanocrystal-hosted nitrogen-vacancy centre attached to the apex of a silicon thermal tip as a local temperature sensor. We apply an electrical current to heat up the tip and...

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Main Authors: Laraoui, Abdelghani, Aycock-Rizzo, Halley, Gao, Yang, Lu, Xi, Riedo, Elisa, Meriles, Carlos A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Pub. Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4673876/