Quantum Magnetic Sensors and Magnetochemistry

A special issue of Magnetochemistry (ISSN 2312-7481).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2021) | Viewed by 3632

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Department of Mathematics and Physics, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, Italy
Interests: magnetic sensors; superconducting quantum interference devices; nanomagnetism; magnetic microscopy
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Dear Colleagues,

Many sophisticated research experiments and applications rely on the measurement of extremely weak magnetic fields (biomagnetism, nanomagnetism, molecular magnetism, magnetic microscopy, etc.). Hence, in recent decades, many efforts have been devoted toward the development of different ultrasensitive magnetic sensors, such as the atomic magnetometer based on the detection of the Larmor spin precession of optically pumped atoms, hybrid magnetometers based on giant magnetoresistance spin valves, diamond magnetometers based on nitrogen-vacancy centers in room-temperature diamond, and micro and nano superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs). In addition, in the last years, molecular magnetism with the re-introduction of lanthanide ions as spin carriers in magnetic molecules is very promising in view of the applications to spintronic devices, qubit, and multifunctional materials.

The aim of this Special Issue is to present an overview of the development of magnetic quantum sensor and their applications. Both original research articles and reviews are encouraged.

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Prof. Dr. Paolo Silvestrini
Prof. Dr. Carmine Granata
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Keywords

  • optically pumped magnetometers
  • micro and nano SQUIDs
  • magnetic sensing with a nitrogen-vacancy in diamond
  • ultrahigh sensitive superconducting magnetometers
  • magnetostrictive sensors
  • nanomagnetism
  • spintronics
  • giant magnetoresistance (GMR) sensors
  • high spatial resolution
  • magnetic microscopy
  • magnetic relaxation immunoassay
  • lanthanide-based spintronics and qubits
  • lanthanide-based multifunctional magnetic materials
  • characterization techniques of lanthanide-based magnetic materials

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Development of Magnetic Particle Distribution Imaging Using Magnetic Field Reconstruction for Biopsy of the Sentinel Lymph Node
by Akari Inagaki, Tomoko Suzuki, Yuki Mima and Kenjiro Kimura
Magnetochemistry 2021, 7(6), 85; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry7060085 - 15 Jun 2021
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The sentinel lymph node is the first lymph-node-draining cancer metastasis. The identification of the sentinel lymph node using magnetic particles and a magnetic sensor has attracted attention in recent years, as this method is less invasive than the conventional method of radiotracer injection. [...] Read more.
The sentinel lymph node is the first lymph-node-draining cancer metastasis. The identification of the sentinel lymph node using magnetic particles and a magnetic sensor has attracted attention in recent years, as this method is less invasive than the conventional method of radiotracer injection. However, the development of a two-dimensional measurement method for sentinel lymph nodes using magnetic nanoparticles remains an issue. In the present study, a method and apparatus for the two-dimensional imaging of magnetic particle distribution were developed to detect a lymph node with magnetic particles concentrated within lymphoid tissues. The method comprises the reconstruction of the magnetic field measured with a high-sensitivity magnetic sensor and with a magnetic detection ability of 2 nT/√Hz at 100 Hz (5 nT/√Hz at 1 Hz). The proposed system measures the two-dimensional magnetic field distribution in an area of up to 25 × 25 mm2 using a coil generating a 0.77 mT external magnetic field applied to the measurement target. The improved spatial resolution of the images makes it possible to use two-dimensional imaging for diagnostics of breast cancer metastases. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Quantum Magnetic Sensors and Magnetochemistry)
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