Optical properties of silicon-implanted polycrystalline diamond membranes

Kambalathmana H, Flatae AM, Hunold L, Sledz F, Mueller J, Hepp M, Schmuki P, Killian MS, Lagomarsino S, Gelli N, Sciortino S, Giuntini L, Woerner E, Wild C, Butz B, Agio M (2021)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2021

Journal

Carbon Elsevier

Book Volume: 174

Pages Range: 295-304

DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2020.12.031

Abstract

We investigate the optical properties of polycrystalline diamond membranes containing silicon-vacancy (SiV) color centers in combination with other nano-analytical techniques. We analyze the correlation between the Raman signal, the SiV emission, and the background luminescence in the crystalline grains and in the grain boundaries, identifying conditions for the addressability of single SiV centers. Moreover, we perform a scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) analysis, which associates the microscopic structure of the membranes and the evolution of the diamond crystals along the growth direction with the photoluminescence properties, as well as a time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) to address the distribution of Si in implanted and un-implanted membranes. The results of the STEM and ToF-SIMS studies are consistent with the outcome of the optical measurements and provide useful insight into the preparation of polycrystalline samples for quantum nano-optics. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Authors with CRIS profile

Patrik Schmuki Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Korrosion und Oberflächentechnik)

Involved external institutions

Universität Siegen DE Germany (DE) National Institute for Nuclear Physics / Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) IT Italy (IT) Diamond Materials GmbH DE Germany (DE)

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APA:

Kambalathmana, H., Flatae, A.M., Hunold, L., Sledz, F., Mueller, J., Hepp, M.,... Agio, M. (2021). Optical properties of silicon-implanted polycrystalline diamond membranes. Carbon, 174, 295-304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2020.12.031

MLA:

Kambalathmana, H., et al. "Optical properties of silicon-implanted polycrystalline diamond membranes." Carbon 174 (2021): 295-304.

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