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Identification of the dinitrogen (001) split interstitial H1a in diamond

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Jon Goss, Professor Patrick Briddon

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Abstract

The structure of the defect responsible for the H1a absorption feature in diamond has been much debated. In this work, the results of uniaxial stress-splitting studies are compared to piezospectroscopic stress-splitting parameters calculated for the (001) dinitrogen split interstitial (N 2I) defect. The stress-splitting data shows that the H1a absorption band arises from an A→E transition at a center with D2d symmetry. Furthermore, the experimentally and theoretically determined stress-splitting parameters are in excellent agreement, supporting the assignment of the H1a band to the N2I defect. © 2010 The American Physical Society.

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Author(s): Liggins S, Newton M, Goss J, Briddon P, Fisher D

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Year: 2010

Volume: 81

Issue: 8

Print publication date: 23/02/2010

ISSN (print): 1098-0121

ISSN (electronic): 1550-235X

Publisher: American Physical Society

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.81.085214

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.81.085214

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