Engineering bright fluorescent nitrogen-vacancy (NV) nano-diamonds: Role of low-energy ion-irradiation parameters

Bright emission from fluorescent nanodiamonds (FNDs) is highly desirable for optical bio-imaging applications. Here we report about optimized ion-irradiation and heat treatment conditions for efficient creation of Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in high pressure high temperature (HPHT) grown type Ib N...

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Main Authors: Ravi Kumar, Priyanka Pandit, Prabir Pal, S. R. Dhakate, R. P. Pant, Raj Kumar, Devesh K. Avasthi, Dilip K. Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2018-08-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5012068