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Electron paramagnetic resonance studies of the neutral nitrogen vacancy in diamond

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Felton, S. (Solveig), Edmonds, A. M., Newton, Mark E., Martineau, P. M., Fisher, D. and Twitchen, D. J. (2008) Electron paramagnetic resonance studies of the neutral nitrogen vacancy in diamond. Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics), Vol.77 (No.8). Article no. 081201(R). doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.77.081201

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Abstract

Despite the numerous experimental and theoretical studies on the negatively charged nitrogen vacancy center (NV-) in diamond and the predictions that the neutral nitrogen vacancy center (NV0) should have an S=1/2 ground state, NV0 has not previously been detected by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). We report new EPR data on a trigonal nitrogen-containing defect in diamond with an S=3/2 excited state populated via optical excitation. Analysis of the spin Hamiltonian parameters and the wavelength dependence of the optical excitation leads to assignment of this S=3/2 state to the (4)A(2) excited state of NV0. This identification, together with an examination of the electronic structure of the NV centers in diamond, provides a plausible explanation for the lack of observation (to date) of an EPR signal from the NV0 ground state.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Physics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Electron paramagnetic resonance, Diamonds -- Electric properties, Diamonds -- Defects, Nitrogen, Charge transfer
Journal or Publication Title: Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics)
Publisher: American Physical Society
ISSN: 1098-0121
Official Date: February 2008
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February 2008Published
Volume: Vol.77
Number: No.8
Number of Pages: 4
Page Range: Article no. 081201(R)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.081201
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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