Nuclear quadrupole resonance spectroscopy is used to map the properties of atomically thin hexagonal boron nitride, with the help of the nitrogen–vacancy colour centres engineered in a diamond layer placed under the 2D material.
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Aharonovich, I., Jelezko, F. Mapping spins in flatland. Nature Mater 16, 397–398 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4881
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