title: Robust, directed assembly of fluorescent nanodiamonds.
abstract: Arrays of fluorescent nanoparticles are highly sought after for applications in sensing, nanophotonics and quantum communications. Here we present a simple and robust method of assembling fluorescent nanodiamonds into macroscopic arrays. Remarkably, the yield of this directed assembly process is greater than 90% and the assembled patterns withstand ultra-sonication for more than three hours. The assembly process is based on covalent bonding of carboxyl to amine functional carbon seeds and is applicable to any material, and to non-planar surfaces. Our results pave the way to directed assembly of sensors and nanophotonics devices.
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, P.O. Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007 Australia. Charlene Lobo, charlene.lobo@uts.edu.au igor.aharonovich@uts.edu.au m.toth@uts.edu.au.
authors.forename: Mehran
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kianinia
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, P.O. Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007 Australia. Charlene Lobo, charlene.lobo@uts.edu.au igor.aharonovich@uts.edu.au m.toth@uts.edu.au.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shimoni
authors.affiliation: CSIRO Manufacturing, Lindfield, NSW 2070, Australia.
authors.forename: Avi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bendavid
authors.affiliation: Department of Electronic Science and Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto daigaku-katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Andreas W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Schell
authors.affiliation: FEI Company, 5350 NE Dawson Creek Dr., Hillsboro, OR 97124, USA.
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Randolph
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, P.O. Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007 Australia. Charlene Lobo, charlene.lobo@uts.edu.au igor.aharonovich@uts.edu.au m.toth@uts.edu.au.
authors.forename: Milos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toth
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, P.O. Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007 Australia. Charlene Lobo, charlene.lobo@uts.edu.au igor.aharonovich@uts.edu.au m.toth@uts.edu.au.
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aharonovich
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, P.O. Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007 Australia. Charlene Lobo, charlene.lobo@uts.edu.au igor.aharonovich@uts.edu.au m.toth@uts.edu.au.
authors.forename: Charlene J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lobo