Theory of the surface effects on the luminescence of the NV - defect in nanodiamond

Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

Volumn 208, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2045-2050

  Pinto, H ^a   Jones, R ^a   Palmer, D W ^a   Goss, J P ^b   Briddon, P R ^b   Oberg S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Mathematics ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

defects; diamond; luminescence; nanodiamonds; NV center; surface effect

Indexed keywords

CHARGED STATE; DIAMOND SURFACES; NANO DIAMOND; NANO-DIAMONDS; NITROGEN ATOM; NV CENTER; OPTICAL EMISSIONS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SURFACE EFFECT; ZERO-PHONON LINE;

DEFECTS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DIAMONDS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; EXCITED STATES; LUMINESCENCE; PARAMAGNETISM; PHOTOEXCITATION;

SURFACE DEFECTS;

EID: 80052447100     PISSN: 18626300     EISSN: 18626319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201100013     Document Type: Article

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