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2022
Journal Article
Title

Rapid determination of single substitutional nitrogen N0s concentration in diamond from UV-Vis spectroscopy

Abstract
Single substitutional nitrogen atoms N0s are the prerequisite to create nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamonds. They not only serve as the electron donors to create the desired NV- center and provide charge stability against photo-ionisation but also are the main source of decoherence. Therefore, precise and quick determination of N0s concentration is a key advantage to a multitude of NV-related research in terms of material improvement as well as applications. Here, we present a method to determine the N0s concentration based on absorption spectroscopy in the UV-Visible range and fitting the 270 nm absorption band. UV-Visible spectroscopy has experimental simplicity and widespread availability that bear advantages over established methods. It allows a rapid determination of N0s densities, even for large numbers of samples. Our method shows further advantages in determining low concentrations as well as the ability to measure locally, which is highly relevant for diamonds with largely varying N0s concentrations in a single crystal. A cross-check with electron paramagnetic resonance shows high reliability of our method and yields the absorption cross section of the 270 nm absorption band σ=1.96±0.15 cm−1 ppm−1 (in common logarithm) or σe=4.51±0.35 cm−1 ppm−1 (in natural logarithm), which serves as a reference to determine N0s concentrations and makes our method applicable for others without the need for a known N0s-reference sample and calibration. We provide a rapid, practical, and replicable pathway that is independent of the machine used and can be widely implemented as a standard characterization method for the determination of N0s concentrations.
Author(s)
Luo, Tingpeng
Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Festkörperphysik IAF  
Lindner, Lukas
Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Festkörperphysik IAF  
Blinder, Remi
Universität Ulm  
Capelli, Marco
RMIT University, Melbourne  
Langer, Julia  
Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Festkörperphysik IAF  
Cimalla, Volker  
Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Festkörperphysik IAF  
Hahl, Felix  
Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Festkörperphysik IAF  
Vidal, Xavier  
Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Festkörperphysik IAF  
Jeske, Jan  
Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Festkörperphysik IAF  
Journal
Applied Physics Letters  
Open Access
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CC BY 4.0: Creative Commons Attribution
DOI
10.1063/5.0102370
10.24406/publica-359
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