Excitation and relaxation of the Ns:H-C0 defect in a diamond crystal (IMAGE)

University of Warwick

Excitation and relaxation of the Ns:H-C0 defect in a diamond crystal

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Excitation and relaxation of the Ns:H-C0 defect in a diamond crystal. Gray, blue, and red spheres represent carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen atoms, respectively. Purple arrows show the transfer of energy away from the defect. Credit: Keat, T. J., Zhao, J., Woolley, J. M., Malakar, P., Greetham, G. M., Wu, X., ... & Lloyd-Hughes, J. (2025). Hot-Phonon-Induced Distortion of Diamond Defects on Ultrafast Timescales. Physical Review Letters, 135(21), 216902.

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Keat, T. J., Zhao, J., Woolley, J. M., Malakar, P., Greetham, G. M., Wu, X., ... & Lloyd-Hughes, J. (2025). Hot-Phonon-Induced Distortion of Diamond Defects on Ultrafast Timescales. Physical Review Letters, 135(21), 216902.

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