https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06537-0
Regular Article
Development of a novel light and ion beam induced luminescence (LIBIL) setup for in-situ optical characterization of color centers in diamond
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Laboratory for Ion Beam Interactions, Ruder Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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Department of Physics, University of Turin, Via Pietro Giuria 1, 10125, Turin, Italy
Received:
20
December
2024
Accepted:
7
June
2025
Published online:
1
July
2025
In this work, development of the new laser and ion beam-induced luminescence experimental end-station has been presented. To systematically test the capabilities and limitations of the newly developed setup, ionoluminescence and iono-photoluminescence measurements were performed on a type IIa optical grade and a type Ib nitrogen-rich diamond. By comparing and analyzing the obtained spectral response, it was shown that the speed of luminescence quenching has a non-trivial dependence on the ion beam current. Additionally, it was demonstrated that some spectral feature characteristics of the negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy color center have been observed only during iono-photoluminescence measurements. This demonstrates that the unification of two separate steps, ion implantation, and optical characterization could yield new insights into dynamics of color center formation.
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