Nature Communications (Nov 2016)

Jahn-Teller-induced femtosecond electronic depolarization dynamics of the nitrogen-vacancy defect in diamond

  • Ronald Ulbricht,
  • Shuo Dong,
  • I-Ya Chang,
  • Bala Murali Krishna Mariserla,
  • Keshav M. Dani,
  • Kim Hyeon-Deuk,
  • Zhi-Heng Loh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13510
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Understanding ultrafast dynamics of excited states of nitrogen-vacancy helps its manipulation for technological applications. Here the authors use polarization anisotropy spectroscopy and molecular dynamics to investigate sub-picosecond dephasing dynamics, identifying the origin of orbital averaging effects.