Conjugates of nano-diamond and magnetic or metallic particles

摘要

Techniques for imaging a characteristic of a sample with a plurality of conjugates of diamond-metallic nanoparticles having a nitrogen vacancy center. The plurality of conjugates can be exposed to a sample and the nitrogen vacancy centers can be optically pumped. One or more microwave pulses can be applied to the nitrogen vacancy center, and a fluorescent response can be detected.

主权项

1. A nanoparticle diamond-metal conjugate, comprising:
a diamond nanoparticle having a nitrogen vacancy center; a metallic nanostructure, wherein the diamond nanoparticle has a predetermined radius and is at least partially directly attached to a layer of the metallic nanostructure and wherein the nitrogen vacancy center is located at a distance d based at least in part on the predetermined radius of the diamond nanoparticle.