Charge state depletion nanoscopy with a nitrogen-vacancy center in nanodiamonds

Opt Lett. 2022 Jan 1;47(1):66-69. doi: 10.1364/OL.447864.

Abstract

The development of super-resolution imaging has driven research into biological labeling, new materials' characterization, and nanoscale sensing. Here, we studied the photoinduced charge state conversion of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in nanodiamonds (NDs), which show the potential for multifunction sensing and labeling at the nanoscale. Charge state depletion (CSD) nanoscopy is subsequently demonstrated for the diffraction-unlimited imaging of NDs in biological cells. A resolution of 77 nm is obtained with 50 nm NDs. The depletion laser power of CSD nanoscopy is approximately 1/16 of stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy with the same resolution. The results can be used to improve the spatial resolution of biological labeling and sensing with NDs and other nanoparticles.

MeSH terms

  • Lasers
  • Light
  • Microscopy
  • Nanodiamonds*
  • Nitrogen

Substances

  • Nanodiamonds
  • Nitrogen