Method to produce light-emitting nano-particles of diamond
US8574536B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2982
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Method to produce diamonds containing Nitrogen-Vacancy centers from diamonds grown by a high pressure and high temperature process and containing isolated substitutional nitrogen, comprising: —Irradiating (12) said diamonds by an electron beam such that the irradiation dose is comprised between 1017 and 1019 electrons per square centimeter; —annealing (14) the irradiated diamonds in vacuum or in a inert atmosphere at a temperature above 700° C. and for at least 1 hour; characterized in that said electron beam has an acceleration energy above 7 MeV.
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