Welcome to the Van der Sar Lab
Welcome! Our lab uses electronic sensor spins in diamond to study spin and charge transport in condensed-matter systems, ranging from magnets to 2D materials and quantum devices.
The magnetic fields generated by spins and currents provide a unique window into condensed-matter physics. We study these fields at the nanoscale using the excellent sensitivity and broad temperature operability of the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) sensor spin in diamond. Please see this review in Nature Reviews Materials for background and our Research section.
Our experiments involve single-spin magnetic resonance, single-photon photoluminescence microscopy, atomic-force microscopy, cryogenics, and microwave engineering.
We are located at Delft University of Technology and part of the Department of Quantum Nanoscience as well as the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience.
We are grateful for funding from Delft University of Technology, NWO, the Frontiers in Nanoscience program, and the Kavli Foundation.
News
October, 2024Yufan and Gesa’s paper on fiber-coupled NV nanobeams has been published in New Journal of Physics!
September 20, 2024Congrats to Yasmin for winning the 1st poster prize at ‘Magnons on an island 2024’!
September 16, 2024The international conference ‘Magnons on an island 2024’ we are organizing on the beautiful island of Texel in the Netherlands takes place this week!
September 12, 2024Michael Borst has successfully defended his thesis and obtained his PhD degree. Congratulations!
July 23, 2024Yufan and Gesa’s paper on NV magnetometry using fiber-coupled diamond nanobeams now on the Arxiv!