文摘
In this paper, new steps toward a better understanding and utilization of high-pressure high-temperature nanodiamonds (NDs) containing nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers have been taken. NV鈥?/sup>-related long-term luminescence of oxygenated particles increased in comparison to plasma hydrogenated NDs鈥?NV鈥?/sup> luminescence. The optically detected NV鈥?/sup> electron spin resonance process can be also significantly affected by ND termination. For H-terminated ND particles the NV鈥?/sup> to NV0 conversion energy is lower than the NV鈥?/sup> excitation energy, so that the delocalized triplet electrons can be more easily released from the original positions and drawn to the electron-attracting localities in the material. The final result of this study was application of luminescent NDs in cells, showing the detectability of luminescent NDs in a standard confocal microscope and ND subcellular distribution in the cells by TEM.