The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) colour centre in diamond is an important physical system for
emergent quantum technologies, including quantum metrology, information processing and …

The interest in nanodiamond applications in biology and medicine is on the rise over recent
years. This is due to the unique combination of properties that nanodiamond provides. Small …

The negatively charged silicon vacancy (SiV) color center in diamond has recently proven its
suitability for bright and stable single photon emission. However, its electronic structure so …

Detection of weak magnetic fields with nanoscale spatial resolution is an outstanding
problem in the biological and physical sciences,,,,. For example, at a distance of 10 nm, the …

The exploitation of emerging quantum technologies requires efficient fabrication of key
building blocks. Sources of single photons are extremely important across many …

We introduce a process for the fabrication of high-quality, spatially isolated nano-diamonds
on iridium via microwave-plasma-assisted chemical vapour deposition (CVD) growth. We …

Nanodiamonds (NDs) are members of the diverse structural family of nanocarbons that
includes many varieties based on synthesis conditions, post-synthesis processes, and …

Diamond properties are significantly affected by crystallite size. High surface to volume
fractions result in enhanced disorder, sp 2 bonding, hydrogen content and scattering of …

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

We describe a scanning device where a single spin is used as an ultrasensitive, nanoscale
magnetic field sensor. As this “probe spin” we consider a single nitrogen-vacancy defect …