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Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences Physics

Diamonds with Color Centers—A Novel Type of Functional Materials

Arthur Yu. Neliubov

Published Dec 1, 2023• 9 citations
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Abstract

Abstract Color centers in diamonds attract significant scientific attention due to their unique photophysical properties. This mini review covers some of the most promising applications of diamonds with color centers, such as biological imaging, sensing, and quantum information processing.
DOI
10.1134/s1062873823706037

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