X-ray Excited Optical Luminescence of Eu in Diamond Crystals Synthesized at High Pressure High Temperature

Autor: Vasily T. Lebedev, Fedor M. Shakhov, Alexandr Ya. Vul, Arcady A. Zakharov, Vladimir G. Zinoviev, Vera A. Orlova, Eduard V. Fomin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Materials, Vol 16, Iss 2, p 830 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1996-1944
DOI: 10.3390/ma16020830
Popis: Powder diamonds with integrated europium atoms were synthesized at high pressure (7.7 GPa) and temperature (1800 °C) from a mixture of pentaerythritol with pyrolyzate of diphthalocyanine (C64H32N16Eu) being a special precursor. In diamonds prepared by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, we have found a concentration of Eu atoms of 51 ± 5 ppm that is by two orders of magnitude greater than that in natural and synthetic diamonds. X-ray diffraction, SEM, X-ray exited optical luminescence, and Raman and IR spectroscopy have confirmed the formation of high-quality diamond monocrystals containing Eu and a substantial amount of nitrogen (~500 ppm). Numerical simulation has allowed us to determine the energy cost of 5.8 eV needed for the incorporation of a single Eu atom with adjacent vacancy into growing diamond crystal (528 carbons).
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