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Ann. Phys. Fr.
Volume 32, Number 2-3, 2007
COLOQ'1010th conference on lasers and quantum optics
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| Page(s) | 155 - 158 | |
| Section | Short contributions | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/anphys:2008031 | |
| Published online | 23 May 2008 | |
Diamond nanoparticles as photoluminescent nanoprobes
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Laboratoire de Photonique Quantique et Moléculaire, UMR 8537 CNRS/ENS Cachan, 92000 Cachan, France
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Institut Néel, CNRS et Université Joseph Fourier, 38000 Grenoble, France
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Centre d'Étude et de Recherche par Irradiation, CNRS, 45000 Orléans, France
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Laboratoire Structure-Activité des Biomolécules Normales et Pathologiques U829 INSERM / Université d'Evry Val d'Essonne, 91000 Evry, France
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BioEmCo, UMR 7618 CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75000 Paris, France
Corresponding author: francois.treussart@physique.ens-cachan.fr
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.
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