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Color-center formation and thermal recovery in X-ray and electron-irradiated magnesium aluminate spinel
摘要： We have studied the formation of color centers in magnesium aluminate spinel (MgAl2O4) by X-ray and electron irradiations near room temperature (RT). For this purpose, Cu Kα radiation and three electron energies (1.0, 1.4, and 2.5 MeV) were used for variable fluences (up to 4.2 × 10^18 cm^?2). Off-line UV-visible absorption spectra were recorded at RT as well as at low temperature down to 27 K after electron irradiation. The dependence of the production rate of F centers (oxygen vacancies) on the electron energy yields a threshold displacement energy of 190 ± 10 eV for oxygen atoms at RT, which is much higher than the determinations by molecular-dynamics simulations. Such a discrepancy is discussed on the basis of available migration data of point defects in spinel. Equipartition of F0 and F+ centers, i.e., the neutral (VO^x) and singly ionized (VO^.) oxygen vacancies, is reached for high electron fluences. Moreover, the evolution of the width of color-center absorption bands versus temperature is interpreted with the classical theory for F centers (neutral halogen vacancies) in alkali halides. The Stokes shifts are deduced from the temperature dependence of the absorption bandwidths of color centers like for alkali halides and alkaline-earth oxides. Finally, isothermal annealing data for long annealing time show a non-zero asymptotic behavior for both F0 and F+ centers. This uncommon behavior is interpreted by charge exchange processes leading to an equilibrium state between those two color centers.
关键词： thermal recovery,X-ray irradiation,color centers,threshold displacement energy,F centers,electron irradiation,absorption spectroscopy,magnesium aluminate spinel
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Optical investigation of radiation-induced color centers in lithium fluoride thin films for low-energy proton-beam detectors
摘要： In the last few years, the peculiar photoluminescence properties of radiation-induced color centers in lithium fluoride (LiF) films have been successfully used for advanced diagnostics of low-energy proton beams produced by the TOP-IMPLART linear accelerator for protontheraphy under development at ENEA C.R. Frascati. The two-dimensional spatial dose map of the transversal section of proton beams was fully reconstructed in a wide interval of doses. In this work the optical emission properties of LiF thin films, grown by thermal evaporation on glass and Si (100) substrates and subsequently irradiated by proton beams of nominal energy 3 MeV at doses higher than 105 Gy, were carefully investigated. Their structural and morphological analyses were performed by X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy. A careful comparison of the photoluminescence and photoluminescence-excitation spectra of F2 and F3+ electronic defects was performed. Substrate-enhanced photoluminescence intensity increase up to 100% was observed in colored LiF films grown on Si substrates with respect to glass ones. This behavior can be substantially ascribed to the reflective properties of the Si substrate at the emission wavelengths of F2 and F3+ CCs, although other complex effects due to the polycrystalline nature of the films cannot be excluded.
关键词： Photoluminescence,Lithium fluoride,Radiation detectors,Color centers,Thin films
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Negative charge enhancement of near-surface nitrogen vacancy centers by multicolor excitation
摘要： Nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamond have been identified over the past few years as promising systems for a variety of applications, ranging from quantum information science to magnetic sensing. This relies on the unique optical and spin properties of the negatively charged NV. Many of these applications require shallow NV centers, i.e., NVs that are close (a few nm) to the diamond surface. In recent years there has been increasing interest in understanding the spin and charge dynamics of NV centers under various illumination conditions, specifically under infrared (IR) excitation, which has been demonstrated to have significant impact on the NV centers’ emission and charge state. Nevertheless, a full understanding of all experimental data is still lacking, with further complications arising from potential differences between the photodynamics of bulk and shallow NVs. Here we suggest a generalized quantitative model for NV center spin- and charge-state dynamics under both green and IR excitation. We experimentally extract the relevant transition rates, providing a comprehensive model which reconciles all existing experimental results in the literature, except for highly nonlinear regimes. Moreover, we identify key differences between the photodynamics of bulk and shallow NVs, and use them to significantly enhance the initialization fidelity of shallow NVs to the useful negatively charged state.
关键词： nitrogen vacancy centers,recombination,shallow NVs,bulk NVs,photodynamics,green excitation,ionization,charge state,IR excitation,diamond
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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High-sensitivity three-axis vector magnetometry using the electron spin ensembles in single diamond
摘要： We demonstrate a three-axis vector magnetometer based on ensembles of negatively charged nitrogen vacancy centers in single-crystal diamond. Diamond with C3v symmetry was used to establish the coordinate system for vector magnetic field sensing. We control the external static magnetic field with three-axis Helmholtz coils. Four pairs of magnetic resonance peaks were obtained, which were used to calculate the three Cartesian components of the magnetic field with sensitivity of ~5 nT/√Hz for each Cartesian component, free of interaxis error. The magnetometer is suitable for single-chip manufacturing.
关键词： Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centers,ensemble,diamond,Magnetometry
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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The role of carbon in the formation mechanism of F-type centers in α-Al2O3:C,Mg single crystals
摘要： In this study, an α-Al2O3:C,Mg single crystal was grown using the Czochralski method with graphite resistance heating, Al2O3, MgO, and graphite powder as raw materials. Both the graphite heating unit and the shield served as the carbon source during the growth process. The structure and the optical properties of the crystal were investigated. The as-grown crystal shows a prominent absorption band at 206 nm, 230 nm, and 256 nm. The excitation-emission (EE) spectrum reveals a weak luminescence center (435/510 nm) that is attributed to the F2t (2 Mg). We calculate the concentration of the F-type centers using Smakula’s equation. Using the first principles simulation method, we studied the relation between the C atoms and the absorption properties of the crystal, and we discuss the role of carbon in the formation mechanism of the F-type luminescence centers for a α-Al2O3:C,Mg crystal.
关键词： Color centers,Al2O3:C,Crystals growth,Mg
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Structure and binding efficiency relations of QB site inhibitors of photosynthetic reaction centres*
摘要： Many herbicides employed in agriculture and also some antibiotics bind to a specific site of the reaction centre protein (RC) blocking the photosynthetic electron transport. Crystal structures showed that all these compounds bind at the secondary ubiquinone (QB) site albeit to slightly different places. Different herbicide molecules have different binding affinities (evaluated as inhibition constants, KI, and binding enthalpy values, ?Hbind). The action of inhibitors depends on the following parameters: (i) herbicide molecular structure; (ii) interactions between herbicide and quinone binding site; (iii) protein environment. In our investigations KI and ?Hbind were determined for several inhibitors. Bound herbicide structures were optimized and their intramolecular charge distributions were calculated. Experimental and calculated data were compared to those available from databank crystal structures. We can state that the herbicide inhibition efficiency depends on steric and electronic factors, i.e. geometry of binding with the protein and molecular charge distribution, respectively. Apolar bulky groups on N-7 atom of the inhibitor molecule (like t-buthyl in terbutryn) are preferable for establishing stronger interactions with QB site, while such substituents are not recommended on N-8. The N-4,7,8 nitrogen atoms maintain a larger electron density so that more effective H-bonds are formed between the inhibitor and the surrounding amino acids of the protein.
关键词： Herbicides,Bacterial reaction centers,Photosynthesis,Molecular modeling
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Measuring the Lower Critical Field of Superconductors Using Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Diamond Optical Magnetometry
摘要： The lower critical magnetic field, Hc1, of superconductors is measured by optical magnetometry using ensembles of nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond. The technique is minimally invasive and allows accurate detection of the vector magnetic field with subgauss sensitivity and submicrometer spatial resolution. These capabilities are used for detailed characterization of the first vortex penetration into superconducting samples from the corners. Aided by the revised calculations of the effective demagnetization factors of actual cuboid-shaped samples, these measurements provide precise determination of Hc1 and the related absolute value of the London penetration depth, λ. We apply this method to three well-studied superconductors: optimally doped Ba(Fe1?xCox)2As2, stoichiometric CaKFe4As4, and the high-Tc cuprate YBa2Cu3O7?δ. Our results compared well with the values of λ obtained with other techniques, thus adding another noninvasive and sensitive method to measure these important parameters of superconductors.
关键词： optical magnetometry,nitrogen-vacancy centers,London penetration depth,superconductors,lower critical field
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Room-temperature photoluminescence lifetime for the near-band-edge emission of (000 1 ˉ ) p-type GaN fabricated by sequential ion-implantation of Mg and H
摘要： Photoluminescence (PL) spectra of (000(cid:2)1) N-polar p-type GaN fabricated by using the sequential ion-implantation of Mg and H with subsequent high temperature annealing exhibited the near-band-edge (NBE) emission at 300 K. The longest PL lifetime (sPL) for the NBE emission of the sample with Mg and H concentrations of 1 (cid:2) 1019 and 2 (cid:2) 1020 cm(cid:3)3, respectively, annealed at 1230 (cid:4)C was 18 ps at 300 K. This value is almost comparable to that of the (0001) Ga-polar p-type Mg-doped GaN (p-GaN:Mg) homoepitaxial ?lm of the same Mg concentration. By correlating sPL and the concentration of major vacancy-type defects quanti?ed using positron annihilation spectroscopy, the electron capture-cross-section (rn) of the major nonradiative recombination centers (NRCs), namely, clusters of Ga vacancies (VGas) and N vacancies (VNs) such as (VGa)3(VN)3, is estimated at a few times 10(cid:3)13 cm2. This rn value is also comparable to that of the major NRCs in p-GaN:Mg epilayers, namely, VGa(VN)2 or VGa(VN)3, although the clustering sizes of the defects are different. These rn values are commonly larger than the hole capture-cross-section (rp ? 7 (cid:2) 10(cid:3)14 cm2) of the major NRCs, VGaVN divacancies, in n-type GaN.
关键词： p-type GaN,ion-implantation,Mg and H,electron capture-cross-section,photoluminescence,nonradiative recombination centers
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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Fabrication of Two-Dimensional Arrays of Fluorescent Centers in Single-Crystalline Diamond Using Particle Beam Writing
摘要： Micrometer-scale patterning was performed using the particle beam writing technique with a focused heavy-ion microbeam, allowing the creation of a unique two-dimensional distribution of fluorescent centers in single-crystalline diamond. The focused nitrogen microbeam was scanned over the target of single-crystalline diamond prepared by chemical vapor deposition to create nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers at defined positions. Imaging using a custom-built confocal fluorescence microscopy system revealed that the desired NV distribution was generated in the target crystal with a spatial resolution similar to the beam resolution. A two-dimensional matrix barcode test pattern was successfully generated in a diamond substrate to demonstrate the encryption of information inside a solid-state target.
关键词： diamond,particle beam writing,two-dimensional,chemical vapor deposition,nitrogen vacancy centers,confocal fluorescence microscopy
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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Fluorescent Nanodiamonds || Producing Fluorescent Nanodiamonds
摘要： Natural diamonds in colors are commonly known as fancies, or fancy color diamonds, in gemstone industries. They are rare, beautiful, and some even carry impressive price tags in the jewelry market. By comparison, micro‐ and nanoscale diamond powders are low in price, with or without colors and fluorescent or not. These powders have been used as abrasives for grinding and polishing purposes since ancient time, mainly because of their extraordinary hardness. Little or no attention has been paid over the centuries to other properties of nanodiamonds such as their innate biocompatibility and light‐emitting capability. The invention of fluorescent nanodiamond (FND) in 2005 has revolutionized the field, opening a new area of research and development with diamonds. Experiments with FNDs in the last decade have demonstrated various promising applications of surface‐functionalized FNDs in diversified fields, ranging from physics and chemistry to biology and medicine. It is worthy of noting that as originated from the discovery of Radium by Marie Sk?odowska Curie (Section 3.2), FNDs may very well be called Madame Curie’s gemstones, valued appropriately as a scientist’s best friend.
关键词： fluorescent nanodiamonds,magnetically modulated fluorescence,fluorescence lifetime,size reduction,FND,ion irradiation,H3 centers,nitrogen-vacancy centers,electron irradiation,NV centers
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01