Influence of the Chemical Modification of the Nanodiamond Surface on Electron Paramagnetic Resonance/Electron-Nuclear Double Resonance Spectra of Intrinsic Nitrogen Defects

A high-frequency/high-magnetic field (94 GHz/3.3 T) electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and electron-nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) study of monocrystalline nanodiamonds (ND) is carried out. Influence of the hydrogen and fluorine modification of the ND surface on EPR and ENDOR signals from the superficial and bulk paramagnetic centers is observed. The effect shows that the ND bulk paramagnetic centers could serve as the intrinsic probe of ND surface modification despite deep localization, shielding from the environment and two-layered surface of the diamond nanoparticle.