M. Davydova, A. de los Santos Pereira, M. Bruns, A. Kromka, E. Ukraintsev, M. Hirtz, C. Rodriguez-Emmenegger

RSC Adv. 6 (2016) 57820-57827

The properties of nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) films offer great potential for the creation of various sensing and photonic devices. A great challenge in order to materialize such applications lies in achieving the micrometrically resolved functionalization of NCD surfaces. In the present work, we introduce a facile approach to meet this challenge employing the novel strain-promoted alkyne–azide cycloaddition (SPAAC) “click” chemistry reaction, a catalyst-free ligation protocol compatible with biomolecules. The ability to achieve well-resolved multicomponent patterns with high reproducibility is demonstrated, paving the way for the fabrication of novel devices based on micropatterned NCD films.