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Nanodiamond seeding of rough substrates
Vlčková, M. ; Stefanovič, M. ; Petrák, V. ; Fendrych, František ; Taylor, Andrew ; Fekete, Ladislav ; Nesládek, M.
Efficient growth of nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) requires nucleation enhancement before chemical vapour deposition step. Nanodiamond (ND) seeding is a commonly used technique that yields high nucleation densities. This technique is well established for conventional planar substrates with low surface roughness. However, many engineering application requires NCD grow on rough and/or non-planar substrates. In this work, we investigate quality of nanodiamond seeding on silicon substrates of high surface roughness (RMS roughness <1 mm). Seeded substrates and deposited diamond films were analysed by atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Raman spectroscopy. We discuss influence of nanodiamond particles in seeding solution and seeding technique on nucleation density and quality of deposited NCD film.
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Fluorescent nanodiamonds: The new platform for construction of chemo- and biosensors
Cígler, Petr ; Ledvina, Miroslav ; Tvrdoňová, Monika ; Řezáčová, V. ; Nesládek, M. ; Kratochvílová, Irena ; Fendrych, František ; Štursa, Jan ; Kučka, Jan ; Ráliš, Jan
Over the past few years, fluorescent nanodiamonds (FNDs) have been recognized as potential fluorophores for use in bioimaging, owing to their unique and attractive chemical and particularly spectral properties. The source material for their preparation, synthetic nanodiamond (ND), is non-expensive and commercially available. Notably, NDs have the highest biocompatibility of all carbon nanomaterials and their surface can be chemically modified by various techniques. FNDs are capable of fluorescing with almost quantitative quantum yields from point defects of crystall lattice - nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers. In particular, the long-wavelength emission, high brightness, no photobleaching, no photoblinking, and an exceptional resistance to chemical degradation make them almost ideal core for development of fluorescent bioimaging probes.
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