Diamond nanoparticles as photoluminescent nanoprobes
Journal article published in 2007 by
O. Faklaris,
Yannick Sonnefraud,
Aurélien Cuche,
T. Sauvage,
V. Joshi,
Jean-Paul Boudou,
Patrick A. Curmi,
Jean-François Roch,
Serge Huant,
François Treussart 
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Abstract
We present preliminary results showing the potential of diamond nanoparticles with size < 50 nm as photoluminescent nanoprobes (i) for biological applications like biomolecule tracking in living cell and (ii) for serving as stable point-like emitters attached at the tip apex of a near-field optical microscope to achieve enhanced spatial resolution.