Wee, Tse-Luen, Tzeng, Yan-Kai, Han, Chau-Chung, Chang, Huan-Cheng, Fann, Wunshain, Hsu, Jui-Hung, Chen, Kuan-Ming, Yu, Yueh-Chung (September 2007) Two-photon excited fluorescence of nitrogen-vacancy centers in proton-irradiated type Ib diamond. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 111 (38). pp. 9379-9386. ISSN 1089-5639
Abstract
Two-photon fluorescence spectroscopy of negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy [(N-V)-] centers in type Ib diamond single crystals have been studied with a picosecond (7.5 ps) mode-locked Nd:YVO(4) laser operating at 1064 nm. The (N-V)- centers were produced by radiation damage of diamond using a 3 MeV proton beam, followed by thermal annealing at 800 degrees C. Prior to the irradiation treatment, infrared spectroscopy of the C-N vibrational modes at 1344 cm(-1) suggested a nitrogen content of 109 +/- 10 ppm. Irradiation and annealing of the specimen led to the emergence of a new absorption band peaking at approximately 560 nm. From a measurement of the integrated absorption intensity of the sharp zero-phonon line (637 nm) at liquid nitrogen temperature, we determined a (N-V)- density of (4.5 +/- 1.1) x 10(18) centers/cm3 (or 25 +/- 6 ppm) for the substrate irradiated at a dose of 1 x 1016) H(+)/cm(2). Such a high defect density allowed us to observe two-photon excited fluorescence and measure the corresponding fluorescence decay time. No significant difference in the spectral feature and fluorescence lifetime was observed between one-photon and two-photon excitations. Assuming that the fluorescence quantum yields are the same for both processes, a two-photon absorption cross section of sigma(TPA) = (0.45 +/- 0.23) x 10(-50) cm(4).s/photon at 1064 nm was determined for the (N-V)- center based on its one-photon absorption cross section of sigma(OPA) = (3.1 +/- 0.8) x 10(-17) cm2 at 532 nm. The material is highly photostable and shows no sign of photobleaching even under continuous two-photon excitation at a peak power density of 3 GW/cm(2) for 5 min.
| Item Type: | Paper |
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| Subjects: | Investigative techniques and equipment Investigative techniques and equipment > microscopy > flourescence microscopy Investigative techniques and equipment > microscopy |
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| Communities: | CSHL labs > Spector lab |
| SWORD Depositor: | CSHL Elements |
| Depositing User: | CSHL Elements |
| Date: | 27 September 2007 |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jan 2024 20:45 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jan 2024 20:45 |
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| URI: | https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/41385 |
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