Research related to the development and application of luminescent nanoparticles (LNPs)
for chemical and biological analysis and imaging is flourishing. Novel materials and new …

Diamonds owe their fame to a unique set of outstanding properties. They combine a high
refractive index, hardness, great stability and inertness, and low electrical but high thermal …

Nitrogen-vacancy colour centres in diamond can undergo strong, spin-sensitive optical
transitions under ambient conditions, which makes them attractive for applications in …

Multi-color fluorescent nanodiamonds (FNDs) containing a variety of color centers are
promising fluorescent markers for biomedical applications. Compared to colloidal quantum …

The relationship between the unique characteristics of nanodiamonds (NDs) and the
fluorescence properties of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers has lead to a tool with quantum …

Superradiance (SR) is a cooperative phenomenon which occurs when an ensemble of
quantum emitters couples collectively to a mode of the electromagnetic field as a single …

As we learn more about the physics, chemistry and engineering of materials at the
nanoscale, we find that the development of a complete understanding is not (in general) …

Diamond has received increasing attention for its promising biomedical applications. The
material is highly biocompatible and can be easily conjugated with bioactive molecules …

Monitoring of tiny intracell temperature variations is of high importance to understand the
mechanisms of exothermic/endothermic processes inside the living cells. Small shifts in …

Nanostructured metal oxide semiconductors, such as TiO2 and ZnO, have attracted great
attention as the promising material for photovoltaic devices, photocatalysts for water splitting …