Issue 33, 2010

Luminescence of nitrogen-vacancy centers in nanodiamonds at temperatures between 300 and 700 K: perspectives on nanothermometry

Abstract

It is shown that the intensity of photoluminescence of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in nanodiamond decreases 4-fold (with a wide spread among nanocrystals) when the surrounding temperature rises from 300 to 670 K. The effect is accompanied by a 2.7-fold decrease in the luminescence lifetime but negligible changes in the shape of the emission spectra. The heating–cooling circle is reversible. The effect is suggested to be practically useful for thermometry with nanometre spatial resolution but also stimulates deeper insight into the photophysics and photochemistry of NV-centers.

Graphical abstract: Luminescence of nitrogen-vacancy centers in nanodiamonds at temperatures between 300 and 700 K: perspectives on nanothermometry

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
18 Jan 2010
Accepted
16 Apr 2010
First published
16 Jun 2010

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2010,12, 9751-9756

Luminescence of nitrogen-vacancy centers in nanodiamonds at temperatures between 300 and 700 K: perspectives on nanothermometry

T. Plakhotnik and D. Gruber, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2010, 12, 9751 DOI: 10.1039/C001132K

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