Sub-threshold excitation of luminescene of defects in diamonds

TY - JOUR

T1 - Sub-threshold excitation of luminescene of defects in diamonds

AU - De Weerdt, F

AU - Collins, A T

AU - Zugik, M

AU - Connor, A

PY - 2005/12/21

Y1 - 2005/12/21

N2 - Optically active defects in diamond can be excited by photons with an energy less than that of the zero-phonon transition. We show that this process is thermally activated. For diamonds in which one type of defect is dominant, the activation energy is equal to the energy difference between the zero-phonon line and the photons used for excitation.

AB - Optically active defects in diamond can be excited by photons with an energy less than that of the zero-phonon transition. We show that this process is thermally activated. For diamonds in which one type of defect is dominant, the activation energy is equal to the energy difference between the zero-phonon line and the photons used for excitation.

U2 - 10.1088/0953-8984/17/50/018

DO - 10.1088/0953-8984/17/50/018

M3 - Article

VL - 17

SP - 8005

EP - 8016

JO - JOURNAL OF PHYSICS CONDENSED MATTER

JF - JOURNAL OF PHYSICS CONDENSED MATTER

IS - 50

ER -