Single defect centres in diamond: A review

Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

Volumn 203, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 3207-3225

  Jelezko, F ^a   Wrachtrup, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN IMPLANTATION; NITROGEN VACANCY (NV) CENTER; QUANTUM SYSTEMS; SINGLE DEFECT CENTRE SPECTROSCOPY;

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; FLUORESCENCE; LATTICE CONSTANTS; NICKEL; NITROGEN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

DIAMONDS;

EID: 33750513407     PISSN: 18626300     EISSN: 18626319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.200671403     Document Type: Review

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