
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 B 1 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 B 1 -field intensity. The EPRoC array sensitive volume was determined to be ~19 nanoliters. Implications for possible EPR applications are discussed.
voltage-controlled oscillators, 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::530 Physik::530 Physik, Microwave field mapping, Physical and Materials Sciences, Electron paramagnetic resonance EPR ; Electron paramagnetic resonance on a chip EPRoC ; multiple frequencies ; field distribution, EPR-on-a-chip experiments
voltage-controlled oscillators, 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::530 Physik::530 Physik, Microwave field mapping, Physical and Materials Sciences, Electron paramagnetic resonance EPR ; Electron paramagnetic resonance on a chip EPRoC ; multiple frequencies ; field distribution, EPR-on-a-chip experiments
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