Description
One of the obstacles to the widespread use of quantum sensor devices is their high price. For example, scanning quantum magnetometers cost well over EUR 200 thousand due to the diamond-based sensor technology used.
An NV center (nitrogen-vacancy center) in a diamond can be used as a quantum sensor to investigate the atomic structure of individual biomolecules. This is because these defects in the crystal lattice perceive NMR signals from atoms in their surroundings and this information can be read out optically.
A team led by Dr. Georgy Astakhov has shown that the same and in some cases better results can also be achieved if the starting material is inexpensive SiC instead of expensive diamond. Together with the possible modifications to the scanning quantum magnetometers that result from the use of SiC sensor tips, the manufacturing costs of the devices can be reduced by 30-50%
Details
- Business model: direct selling and licensing.
- Implementation time: medium – can be implemented during one week.
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Technology Readiness Level: TRL 4 – Technology validated in lab
Target Customers
- Target Market: B2B
- Spec. Target Customer: DeepTech; Magnetics; Scientist
- Target Industry: Aerospace; Education (EdTech); Energy; Industry; Information & communication technology; Security & Defense
- Target Group: Go-to-market; Service Provider; Enterprise ; SME; Business Angel; Venture Capitalist; Corporate VC; Debt Investor; Incubator; Accelerator; Co-Working Space; Technology Centre; Targeted Department; Research & Development; Manufacturing, Production
This offer has also been published on WISAWI – the Saxon Platform for Networking, Know-How, Transfer and Innovation: see the entry here.
