Mapping nanomagnetic fields using a radical pair reaction

Nano Lett. 2011 Dec 14;11(12):5367-72. doi: 10.1021/nl202950h. Epub 2011 Nov 7.

Abstract

We used a fluorescent chemical indicator of magnetic field to visualize the magnetic field around ferromagnetic nanostructures. The indicator was a chain-linked electron donor-acceptor molecule, phenanthrene-(CH2)12-O-(CH2)2-dimethylaniline, that forms spin-correlated radical pairs upon photoexcitation. The magnetic field altered the coherent spin dynamics, yielding an 80% increase in exciplex fluorescence in a 0.1 T magnetic field. The magnetic field distributions were quantified to precision of 1.8×10(-4) T by image analysis and agreed with finite-element nanomagnetic simulations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aniline Compounds / chemistry
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnets / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*

Substances

  • Aniline Compounds
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • N,N-dimethylaniline