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Nanoscale sensing based on nitrogen vacancy centers in single crystal diamond and nanodiamonds : achievements and challenges
Powered by the mutual developments in instrumentation, materials and theoretical descriptions,
sensing and imaging capabilities of quantum emitters in solids have significantly increased in the past
two decades. Quantum emitters in solids, whose properties resemble those of atoms and ions, provide
alternative ways to probing natural and artificial nanoscopic systems with minimum disturbance and
ultimate spatial resolution. Among those emerging quantum emitters, the nitrogen vacancy (NV)
color center in diamond is an outstanding example due to its intrinsic properties at room temperature
(highly-luminescent, photo-stable, biocompatible, highly-coherent spin states). This review article
summarizes recent advances and achievements in using NV centers within nano- and single crystal
diamonds in sensing and imaging. We also highlight prevalent challenges and material aspects for
different types of diamond and outline the main parameters to consider when using color centers as
sensors. As a novel sensing resource, we highlight the properties of NV centers as light emitting
electrical dipoles and their coupling to other nanoscale dipoles e.g. graphene
NearâField Energy Transfer between a Luminescent 2D Material and Color Centers in Diamond
Energy transfer between fluorescent probes lies at the heart of many
applications ranging from bio-sensing and -imaging to enhanced photo-detection
and light harvesting. In this work, we study F\"orster resonance energy
transfer (FRET) between shallow defects in diamond --- nitrogen-vacancy (NV)
centers --- and atomically-thin, two-dimensional materials --- tungsten
diselenide (WSe). By means of fluorescence lifetime imaging, we demonstrate
the occurrence of FRET in the WSe/NV system. Further, we show that in the
coupled system, NV centers provide an additional excitation pathway for WSe
photoluminescence. Our results constitute the first step towards the
realization of hybrid quantum systems involving single-crystal diamond and
two-dimensional materials that may lead to new strategies for studying and
controlling spin transfer phenomena and spin valley physics