Discrimination between natural and HPHT-treated type IIa diamonds using photoluminescence spectroscopy

Diamond and Related Materials

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1254-1258

  Lim, Hyunjin ^a   Park, Sooyoun ^a   Cheong, Hyeonsik ^a   Choi, Hyun Min ^b   Kim, Young Chool ^b  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

^b Hanmi Gemological Institute Laboratory   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diamond crystal; High pressure high temperature (HPHT); Impurities; Optical emission; Optical properties; Optical properties characterization

Indexed keywords

DEFECT CENTERS; DIAMOND CRYSTALS; HIGH PRESSURE HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HPHT TREATMENT; LINE SHAPE; LOW TEMPERATURES; NATURAL DIAMONDS; OPTICAL EMISSIONS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES CHARACTERIZATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; PL SPECTRA; TYPE IIA;

CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; DIAMONDS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77956056091     PISSN: 09259635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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