Photoluminescence and optical transmission of diamond and its imitators |
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Authors: | EI Lipatov SM Avdeev VF Tarasenko |
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Institution: | High Current Electronics Institute SB RAS, 2/3, Akademicheskii Ave., Tomsk 634055, Russian Federation |
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Abstract: | Photoluminescence and optical transmission spectra of several samples of natural and synthetic diamond and its imitators - fianite and corundum - are investigated. The band-A of luminescence at 440 nm, the vibronic N3 system of luminescence and absorption at 415.2 nm, the fundamental absorption edge at 225 nm, and the secondary absorption below 308 nm are the main identifying markers of natural diamonds. For synthetic diamonds, however, such identifying markers are the free-exciton luminescence at 235 nm, the band-A, and the fundamental absorption edge. Fianites can be identified by the structureless wideband at 500 nm and the wide transmission band in the entire visible range. Colored corundum samples with chrome impurities emit the narrow line at 693 nm and show the absorption band in the 500-600 nm spectral range. A new method for diamond express identification is developed on the basis of measurement of photoluminescence and optical transmission spectra of the samples. It is shown that a diamond tester can be designed combining a spectrometer and a KrCl-excilamp radiating at 222 nm. |
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Keywords: | Diamond Fianite Zirconia Excilamp Luminescence Optical transmission |
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