Spin-manipulated nanoscopy for single nitrogen-vacancy center localizations in nanodiamonds.

ABSTRACT: Due to their exceptional optical and magnetic properties, negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV^-) centers in nanodiamonds (NDs) have been identified as an indispensable tool for imaging, sensing and quantum bit manipulation. The investigation of the emission behaviors of single NV^- centers at the nanoscale is of paramount importance and underpins their use in applications ranging from quantum computation to super-resolution imaging. Here, we report on a spin-manipulated nanoscopy method for nanoscale resolutions of the collectively blinking NV^- centers confined within the diffraction-limited region. Using wide-field localization microscopy combined with nanoscale spin manipulation and the assistance of a microwave source tuned to the optically detected ma

SUBMITTER: Barbiero M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6062043 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature