Fluorescent nanodiamonds: past, present, and future

Nanophotonics

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Masfer H. Alkahtani¹  Fahad Alghannam¹  Linkun Jiang¹  Abdulrahman Almethen¹  Arfaan A. Rampersaud³  Robert Brick¹  Carmen L. Gomes⁴  Marlan O. Scully¹  Philip R. Hemmer¹ 

[1] Texas A&M University, College Station;Center for Quantum Optics and Quantum Informatics;Columbus NanoWorks Inc.;Mechanical Engineering Department, Iowa State University;Baylor University;Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station;Zavoisky Physical-Technical Institute, Federal Research Center “Kazan Scientific Center of RAS”

关键词: fluorescent nanodiamonds;    imaging;    sensing;    color centers;    fluorescent probes;   

DOI  :  10.1515/nanoph-2018-0025

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: De Gruyter

【 摘 要 】

Multi-color fluorescent nanodiamonds (FNDs) containing a variety of color centers are promising fluorescent markers for biomedical applications. Compared to colloidal quantum dots and organic dyes, FNDs have the advantage of lower toxicity, exceptional chemical stability, and better photostability. They can be surface functionalized by techniques similar to those used for other nanoparticles. They exhibit a variety of emission wavelengths from visible to near infrared, with narrow or broad bandwidths depending on their color centers. In addition, some color centers can detect changes in magnetic fields, electric fields, and temperature. In this article review, we will discuss the current trends in FND’s development, including comparison to the early development of quantum dots. We will also highlight some of the latest advances in fabrication, as well as demonstrations of their use in bioimaging and biosensing.

【 授权许可】

CC BY