EPR study of germanium-vacancy defects in diamonds
- Authors: Nadolinny V.A.1, Komarovskikh A.Y.1,2, Palyanov Y.N.2,3, Kupriyanov I.N.2,3, Borzdov Y.M.2,3, Rakhmanova M.I.1,2, Yuryeva O.P.1, Veber S.L.3,4
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Affiliations:
- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch
- Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch
- Novosibirsk National Research State University
- International Tomography Center, Siberian Branch
- Issue: Vol 57, No 5 (2016)
- Pages: 1041-1043
- Section: Brief Communications
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/0022-4766/article/view/160310
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0022476616050280
- ID: 160310
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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.
About the authors
V. A. Nadolinny
Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch
Author for correspondence.
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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