Schematic of the observed movement (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Schematic of the observed movement

Caption

A graphical representation of the observed movements. a) When the laser is off, the diamond slab has a small magnetic moment (blue arrow) induced by the latent spin-state inside the nitrogen-vacancy centers of the diamond. b) When the green laser is on, the spin-state is polarized, causing the magnetic moment to fluctuate weakly, pushing the diamond down towards the magnetic field (red arrows). The amount of movement is labeled as displacement (Δz).

Credit

Nayak et al., 2026

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