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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Diamond Synthesis

Background:

  • Fluorescent nanodiamonds (fNDs) are valuable for biomedical imaging and labeling due to their brightness, photostability, and biocompatibility.
  • Efficient, cost-effective mass-production of fNDs from microdiamonds is crucial for commercialization.
  • Current size reduction methods like milling have limitations for large-scale fND production.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a novel explosive fragmentation method for producing submicron and nanoscale fluorescent diamond particles.
  • To assess the quality and photoluminescence properties of fNDs produced by detonation fragmentation.
  • To determine the potential of this method as an industrially scalable alternative to existing techniques.

Main Methods:

  • Synthetic high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) microcrystalline diamonds (20 μm and 150 μm) with color centers were subjected to high explosive detonation.
  • X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy were used to analyze the crystal quality and size of the fragmented diamond particles.
  • Fluorescence spectroscopy was employed to evaluate the photoluminescence properties of the resulting submicron diamonds.

Main Results:

  • Detonation fragmentation successfully produced submicron diamond particles in the size range of approximately 420-800 nm.
  • Diamonds originating from larger (150 μm) microcrystals showed noticeable changes in their photoluminescence spectra.
  • Smaller (20 μm) starting microcrystals retained similar photoluminescence properties after fragmentation.
  • The method demonstrated potential for efficient, cost-effective, and scalable production of fNDs.

Conclusions:

  • Explosive fragmentation is a viable and potentially scalable method for producing submicron fluorescent diamond particles.
  • The technique offers an efficient alternative to milling for fND fabrication.
  • Further optimization may be needed to preserve photoluminescence in fNDs derived from different sized starting materials.