Abstract

We report on the creation and characterization of the luminescence properties of high-purity diamond substrates upon F ion implantation and subsequent thermal annealing. Their room-temperature photoluminescence emission consists of a weak emission line at 558 nm and of intense bands in the 600–750 nm spectral range. Characterization at liquid He temperature reveals the presence of a structured set of lines in the 600–670 nm spectral range. We discuss the dependence of the emission properties of F-related optical centers on different experimental parameters such as the operating temperature and the excitation wavelength. The correlation of the emission intensity with F implantation fluence, and the exclusive observation of the afore-mentioned spectral features in F-implanted and annealed samples provides a strong indication that the observed emission features are related to a stable F-containing defective complex in the diamond lattice.

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Title
Fluorine-based color centers in diamond
Author
Ditalia, Tchernij S 1 ; Lühmann, T 2 ; Corte, E 3 ; Sardi, F 4 ; Picollo, F 3 ; Traina, P 5 ; Brajković, M 6 ; Crnjac, A 6 ; Pezzagna, S 2 ; Pastuović, Ž 7 ; Degiovanni, I P 8 ; Moreva, E 5 ; Aprà, P 3 ; Olivero, P 1 ; Siketić, Z 6 ; Meijer, J 2 ; Genovese, M 8 ; Forneris, J 1 

 University of Torino, Physics Department, Turin, Italy (GRID:grid.7605.4) (ISNI:0000 0001 2336 6580); Sezione Di Torino, Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Turin, Italy (GRID:grid.470222.1); Istituto Nazionale Di Ricerca Metrologica (INRiM), Turin, Italy (GRID:grid.425358.d) (ISNI:0000 0001 0691 504X) 
 Universität Leipzig, Applied Quantum Systems, Felix-Bloch Institute for Solid-State Physics, Leipzig, Germany (GRID:grid.9647.c) (ISNI:0000 0004 7669 9786) 
 University of Torino, Physics Department, Turin, Italy (GRID:grid.7605.4) (ISNI:0000 0001 2336 6580); Sezione Di Torino, Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Turin, Italy (GRID:grid.470222.1) 
 University of Torino, Physics Department, Turin, Italy (GRID:grid.7605.4) (ISNI:0000 0001 2336 6580) 
 Istituto Nazionale Di Ricerca Metrologica (INRiM), Turin, Italy (GRID:grid.425358.d) (ISNI:0000 0001 0691 504X) 
 Ruđer Bošković Institute, Laboratory for Ion Beam Interactions, Zagreb, Croatia (GRID:grid.4905.8) (ISNI:0000 0004 0635 7705) 
 Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Centre for Accelerator Science, Lucas Heights, Australia (GRID:grid.1089.0) (ISNI:0000 0004 0432 8812) 
 Istituto Nazionale Di Ricerca Metrologica (INRiM), Turin, Italy (GRID:grid.425358.d) (ISNI:0000 0001 0691 504X); Sezione Di Torino, Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Turin, Italy (GRID:grid.470222.1) 
Publication year
2020
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2473302420
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2020. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.