Elsevier, Journal of Luminescence, 12(129), p. 1475-1477
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2009.04.089
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PACS: 78.67.Bf 07.79.Fc 33.50.Àj Keywords: Nanodiamonds Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) colour centres Near-field scanning optical microscopy Fluorescent probes Active tips a b s t r a c t We present results showing the potential of diamond nanoparticles with size o50 nm as photoluminescent nanoprobes for serving as stable point-like emitters attached at the tip apex of a near-field optical microscope to achieve enhanced spatial resolution. & 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.