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CPP: Fachverband Chemische Physik und Polymerphysik

CPP 36: Poster: Nanoparticles and Composite Materials

CPP 36.13: Poster

Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 17:30–19:00, Poster B2

Towards Selective Functionalization of Diamonds — •Anke Lämmle, Bernhard Grotz, Rolf Reuter, Fedor Jelezko, and Jörg Wrachtrup — 3. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Germany

In recent years diamonds have attracted high attention in several fields. Out of many colour centres that can be incorporated in diamond, the nitrogen-vacancy centre (NV) has let in particular nanodiamonds make inroads into such diverse fields like biology [1], magnetometry [2] and single photon plasmonics [3,4]. Using diamonds with NV centres is favorable because it combines an unmatched photostability with chemical inertness, biocompatibility and hardness. However further experiments require a deeper knowledge about surface functionalization and its impact on the NV centre itself. We discuss first steps that might lead to a selective functionalization of diamond surfaces and potential applications.

[1] C.-C. Fu et al, PNAS, 727-732 , Vol. 104, No. 3, 2007

[2] G. Balasubramanian et al, Nature 455, 648-651, 2008

[3] S. Schietinger et al, Nano Letters, Vol. 9, No.4, 1694-1698, 2009

[4] R. Kolesov et al, Nature Physics, Vol. 5, 470-474, 2009