Enhanced optical properties of chemical vapor deposited single crystal diamond by low-pressure/high-temperature annealing

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 105, Issue 46, 2008, Pages 17620-17625

  Meng, Yu Fei ^a   Yan, Chih Shiue ^a   Lai, Joseph ^a   Krasnicki, Szczesny ^a   Shu, Haiyun ^a   Yu, Thomas ^a   Liang, Qi ^a   Mao, Ho Kwang ^a   Hemley, Russell J ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Microwave plasma; Nitrogen; Vacancy

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAPOR;

EID: 56649099203     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0808230105     Document Type: Article

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