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Photoinduced Charge Injection from Shallow Point Defects in Diamond into Water.

Kang Xu¹, Daniela Pagliero¹, Gabriel I López-Morales¹

¹Department of Physics, CUNY-City College of New York, New York, New York 10031, United States.

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Diamond surfaces with nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers generate photocurrents using visible light, overcoming limitations of ultraviolet excitation. This breakthrough enables new applications for diamond-liquid interfaces in chemical and spin processes.

Keywords:

NV centers diamond photocurrent shallow traps solvated carriers

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Photochemistry
Quantum Optics

Background:

Diamond's unique properties, including low electron affinity and chemical inertness, make it promising for generating solvated electrons via optical excitation at solid-liquid interfaces.
The wide bandgap of diamond typically necessitates ultraviolet light, limiting practical applications.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the photocurrent response of single-crystal diamond surfaces engineered with nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in contact with water.
To explore the potential of visible light excitation for generating photocurrents at diamond-liquid interfaces.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of single-crystal diamond surfaces with engineered shallow nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers.
Measurement of photocurrent generation upon optical excitation with visible light wavelengths.
Analysis of photocurrent response as a function of laser power.

Main Results:

Clear photocurrent generation was observed across the visible spectrum, extending to 594 nm.
Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers and coexisting surface defects contribute to carrier injection.
NV centers were found to dominate the photocurrent response at high illumination intensities.

Conclusions:

Engineered diamond surfaces with NV centers enable visible light-induced photocurrent generation, overcoming previous wavelength limitations.
These findings pave the way for novel applications of diamond-liquid interfaces in photocarrier-initiated chemical and spin processes.