Ab initio thermodynamics calculation of the relative concentration of NV- and NV0 defects in diamond

作者:Webber B T*; Per M C; Drumm D W; Hollenberg L C L; Russo S P
来源:Physical Review B, 2012, 85(1): 014102.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.85.014102

摘要

Two charge states of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) defects in diamond are modeled using density functional theory. Vibrational properties and the free formation energies of the defects are calculated, with the implementation of the charge-neutrality condition for NV to determine the chemical potential of the electron as a function of temperature. We find that at temperatures above 600 K the concentration of NV- becomes greater than that of the NV0.

  • 出版日期2012-1-5