Chernobrod, B. M. & Berman, G. P. Spin microscope based on optically detected magnetic resonance. J. Appl. Phys. 97, 014903 (2005).
Balasubramanian, G. et al. Nanoscale imaging magnetometry with diamond spins under ambient conditions. Nature 455, 648–651 (2008).
Maze, J. R. et al. Nanoscale magnetic sensing with an individual electronic spin in diamond. Nature 455, 644–647 (2008).
Taylor, J. et al. High-sensitivity diamond magnetometer with nanoscale resolution. Nature Phys. 4, 810–816 (2008).
Dolde, F. et al. Electric-field sensing using single diamond spins. Nature Phys. 7, 459–463 (2011).
Degen, C. L. Scanning magnetic field microscope with a diamond single-spin sensor. Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 243111 (2008).
Sekatskii, S. & Letokhov, V. Nanometer-resolution scanning optical microscope with resonance excitation of the fluorescence of the samples from a single-atom excited center. JETP Lett. 63, 319–323 (1996).
Cuche, A. et al. Near-field optical microscopy with a nanodiamond-based single-photon tip. Opt. Express 17, 19969–19980 (2009).
Neumann, P. et al. Quantum register based on coupled electron spins in a room-temperature solid. Nature Phys. 6, 249–253 (2010).
McGuinness, L. P. et al. Quantum measurement and orientation tracking of fluorescent nanodiamonds inside living cells. Nature Nanotech. 6, 358–363 (2011).
Kuhn, S., Hettich, C., Schmitt, C., Poizat, J. & Sandoghdar, V. Diamond colour centres as a nanoscopic light source for scanning near-field optical microscopy. J. Microsc. 202, 2–6 (2001).
Rondin, L. et al. Nanoscale magnetic field mapping with a single spin scanning probe magnetometer. Appl. Phys. Lett. (in the press).
Kurtsiefer, C., Mayer, S., Zarda, P. & Weinfurter, H. Stable solid-state source of single photons. Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 290–293 (2000).
Balasubramanian, G. et al. Ultralong spin coherence time in isotopically engineered diamond. Nature Mater. 8, 383–387 (2009).
Gruber, A. et al. Scanning confocal optical microscopy and magnetic resonance on single defect centers. Science 276, 2012–2014 (1997).
Michaelis, J., Hettich, C., Mlynek, J. & Sandoghdar, V. Optical microscopy using a single-molecule light source. Nature 405, 325–328 (2000).
Kalish, R. et al. Nitrogen doping of diamond by ion implantation. Diamond Relat. Mater. 6, 516–520 (1997).
Babinec, T. M. et al. A diamond nanowire single-photon source. Nature Nanotech. 5, 195–199 (2010).
Hausmann, B. J. et al. Fabrication of diamond nanowires for quantum information processing applications. Diamond Relat. Mater. 19, 621–629 (2010).
Jelezko, F., Gaebel, T., Popa, I., Gruber, A. & Wrachtrup, J. Observation of coherent oscillations in a single electron spin. Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 076401 (2004).
Van Oort, E. & Glasbeek, M. Optically detected low field electron spin echo envelope modulations of fluorescent N-V centers in diamond. Chem. Phys. 143, 131–140 (1990).
De Lange, G., Ristè, D., Dobrovitski, V. V. & Hanson, R. Single-spin magnetometry with multipulse sensing sequences. Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 080802 (2011).
Dreau, A. et al. Avoiding power broadening in optically detected magnetic resonance of single NV defects for enhanced dc magnetic field sensitivity. Phys. Rev. B 84, 195204 (2011).
Grinolds, M. S. et al. Quantum control of proximal spins using nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging. Nature Phys. 7, 687–692 (2011).
Lai, N., Zheng, D., Jelezko, F., Treussart, F. & Roch, J-F. Influence of a static magnetic field on the photoluminescence of an ensemble of nitrogen-vacancy color centers in a diamond single-crystal. Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 133101 (2009).
Buchler, B. C., Kalkbrenner, T., Hettich, C. & Sandoghdar, V. Measuring the quantum efficiency of the optical emission of single radiating dipoles using a scanning mirror. Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 063003 (2005).
Bradac, C. et al. Observation and control of blinking nitrogen-vacancy centres in discrete nanodiamonds. Nature Nanotech. 5, 345–349 (2010).
Pezzagna, S. et al. Nanoscale engineering and optical addressing of single spins in diamond. Small 6, 2117–2121 (2010).
Naydenov, B. et al. Increasing the coherence time of single electron spins in diamond by high temperature annealing. Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 242511 (2010).
Wolny, F. et al. Iron filled carbon nanotubes as novel monopole-like sensors for quantitative magnetic force microscopy. Nanotechnology 21, 435501 (2010).
Kohashi, T., Konoto, M. & Koike, K. High-resolution spin-polarized scanning electron microscopy (spin SEM). J. Electron Microsc. 59, 43–52 (2010).
Kane, B. E. A silicon-based nuclear spin quantum computer. Nature 393, 133–137 (1998).
Recher, P. & Trauzettel, B. Quantum dots and spin qubits in graphene. Nanotechnology 21, 302001 (2010).
Togan, E. et al. Quantum entanglement between an optical photon and a solid-state spin qubit. Nature 466, 730–734 (2010).
Lee, C., Gu, E., Dawson, M., Friel, I. & Scarsbrook, G. Etching and micro-optics fabrication in diamond using chlorine-based inductively-coupled plasma. Diamond Relat. Mater. 17, 1292–1296 (2008).
Childress, L. et al. Coherent dynamics of coupled electron and nuclear spin qubits in diamond. Science 314, 281–285 (2006).
