Abstract
Isolated, micro-metre sized diamonds are grown by micro-wave plasma chemical vapour deposition technique on Si(001) substrates. Each diamond is uniquely identified by markers milled in the Si substrate by Ga+ focused ion beam. The morphology and micro-grain structure analysis, indicates that the diamonds are icosahedral or bi-crystals. Icosahedral diamonds have higher (up to σh = 2.3 GPa), and wider distribution ( Δσh = 4.47 GPa) of hydrostatic stress built up at the micro-crystal grain boundaries, compared to the other crystals. The number and spectral shape of SiV− colour centres incorporated in the micro-diamonds (MDs) is analysed, and estimated by means of temperature dependent photoluminescence measurements, and Monte Carlo simulations. The Monte Carlo simulations indicates that the number of SiV− colour centres is a few thousand per MD.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 505302 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-10 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Physics Condensed Matter |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 50 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 18 Dec 2023 |
Bibliographical note
© 2023 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.Keywords
- colour centre
- micro-diamonds
- optical
- silicon-vacancy
- structure