EPR study of germanium-vacancy defects in diamonds


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Abstract

Diamonds synthesized in the Mg0.9–Ge0.1–C system at high pressure-high temperature (HPHT) conditions are investigated by the EPR and luminescence methods. A new GeV paramagnetic center with the spin S = 1 and D3d symmetry is detected in the EPR spectra of the Ge-doped samples, along with the impurity nitrogen (Р1) and silicon-vacancy defect KUL1 (SiV0) centers. The investigation demonstrates that this new center has a double semi-vacancy structure with the germanium atom in the center. The studied GeV center is in a neutral charge state and is assigned to the 602 nm system in the photoluminescence spectra.

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V. A. Nadolinny

Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch

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Email: spectr@niic.nsc.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk

A. Yu. Komarovskikh

Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch; Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch

Email: spectr@niic.nsc.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk; Novosibirsk

Yu. N. Palyanov

Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch; Novosibirsk National Research State University

Email: spectr@niic.nsc.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk; Novosibirsk

I. N. Kupriyanov

Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch; Novosibirsk National Research State University

Email: spectr@niic.nsc.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk; Novosibirsk

Yu. M. Borzdov

Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch; Novosibirsk National Research State University

Email: spectr@niic.nsc.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk; Novosibirsk

M. I. Rakhmanova

Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch; Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch

Email: spectr@niic.nsc.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk; Novosibirsk

O. P. Yuryeva

Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch

Email: spectr@niic.nsc.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk

S. L. Veber

Novosibirsk National Research State University; International Tomography Center, Siberian Branch

Email: spectr@niic.nsc.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk; Novosibirsk

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