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Nanodiamonds: Nanodiamonds That Swim (Adv. Mater. 30/2017)
Author(s) -
Kim Ji Tae,
Choudhury Udit,
Jeong HyeonHo,
Fischer Peer
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201770221
Subject(s) - nanodiamond , materials science , nitrogen vacancy center , nanotechnology , nanoscopic scale , vacancy defect , quantum metrology , quantum , quantum technology , diamond , composite material , physics , condensed matter physics , quantum mechanics , open quantum system
Nanodiamonds with nitrogen‐vacancy centers are emerging as nanoscale quantum probes for bio‐sensing and imaging. In article number 1701024 , Peer Fischer and co‐workers report an active nanodiamond swimmer in fluids, composed of a nanodiamond crystal with nitrogen vacancies (NV) and a light‐driven self‐thermophoretic micromotor. The precise manipulation of its locomotion is achieved by exploiting shape‐dependent hydrodynamic interactions. Successful demonstration of addressing the NV electron spin resonance of the self‐propelled swimmer confirms new possibilities in nanoscale metrology in fluids. Image by Alejandro Posada Boada.