Abstract
New analysis of hole burning and magnetic circular dichroism observations on the fine structure of the excited 3E state in the nitrogen-vacancy centre of diamond finds that the effective spin-orbit contribution is much smaller than previously estimated. This situation means that the spin-spin interaction determines the fine structure in centres with strain splittings >0.5 cm-1. It is discussed that this result is more consistent with the observed weak strain dependence of hole-burning features than earlier calculations and supports the six electron model of the centre.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 237-247 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Luminescence |
Volume | 81 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 1999 |