{"id":349955,"date":"2025-11-14T17:44:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=349955"},"modified":"2025-11-14T17:44:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:14:04","slug":"quantum-diamond-microscopy-qdm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/quantum-diamond-microscopy-qdm\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantum Diamond Microscopy (QDM)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: India\u2019s first indigenous Quantum Diamond Microscope was announced under the National Quantum Mission at (Emerging Science Technology and Innovation Conclave) ESTIC 2025.<\/p>\n<h2>About Quantum Diamond Microscopy (QDM)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_349956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-349956\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-349956\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-PIB-Swarajya-Mag.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Quantum Diamond Microscopy (QDM)\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-PIB-Swarajya-Mag.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-PIB-Swarajya-Mag.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-PIB-Swarajya-Mag.jpg?resize=768%2C769&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-PIB-Swarajya-Mag.jpg?w=861&amp;ssl=1 861w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-349956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; PIB + Swarajya Mag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A Quantum Diamond Microscope is a <strong>quantum imaging system<\/strong> that uses <strong>nitrogen-vacancy centres<\/strong> in a <strong>thin diamond layer<\/strong> to optically <strong>map dynamic, three-dimensional magnetic fields<\/strong> at the <strong>nanoscale<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>India&#8217;s first patent:<\/strong> The QDM marks a <strong>milestone in quantum sensing<\/strong> and has earned <strong>India its first patent in this domain<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Developed by :<\/strong> It has been developed by the <strong>P-Quest Group at IIT Bombay<\/strong> under the <strong>National Quantum Mission.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Technology Used<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The microscope uses <strong>nitrogen-vacancy (NV) <\/strong><strong>centres in diamond<\/strong>, which are atomic-scale defects formed by a nitrogen atom next to a vacancy.<\/li>\n<li>These <strong>NV center show strong quantum coherence at room temperature<\/strong> and are highly <strong>sensitive to magnetic, electric, and thermal variations.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The system uses <strong>optically detected magnetic resonance to read local magnetic fields.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Uses<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It helps in <strong>neuroscience and materials research <\/strong>by mapping dynamic magnetic activity.<\/li>\n<li>It supports <strong>non-destructive evaluation of semiconductor chips<\/strong>, especially in 3D chip architectures.<\/li>\n<li>It can be expanded for <strong>biological imaging and geological magnetisation studies.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India\u2019s first indigenous Quantum Diamond Microscope was announced under the National Quantum Mission at (Emerging Science Technology and Innovation Conclave) ESTIC 2025. 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