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Characteristics of gem-quality synthetic diamond from New Diamond Technology in Russia

러시아의 뉴 다이아몬드 테크놀러지에서 생산된 보석용 합성 다이아몬드의 특성

  • Received : 2015.09.16
  • Accepted : 2015.10.02
  • Published : 2015.10.31
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Abstract

Gemological and spectroscopic properties of HPHT synthetic diamonds from New Diamond Technology (NDT) company in St. Petersburg (Russia) were examined. Their color (colorless, near-colorless with some boron and Fancy blue with high boron content) and clarity ($VVS-SI_1$) grades were comparable to those of top natural diamonds. NDT synthetic diamonds fluoresced and phosphoresced blue or orange under SWUV light. Photoluminescence spectra revealed H3 center with very small intensity and NV centers. The intensity of H3 in NDT synthetic diamond has very weak in comparison with natural one. Using a combination of gemological and spectroscopic tests, gem-quality synthetic diamonds from NDT can be distinguished from natural diamonds of similar quality.

러시아 상트페테르부르크에 소재한 뉴 테크놀로지 다이아몬드(NDT)에서 생산된 보석용 합성 다이아몬드의 보석학적, 분광학적 특성을 조사하였다. 컬러(무색은 극미량의 붕소를 함유하고 있고 블루는 미량의 붕소를 함유하고 있음)와 클래리티 등급은 천연 다이아몬드와 비교할 때 손색이 없었다. NDT 합성 다이아몬드는 자외선 단파에서 블루, 오렌지의 형광과 인광 반응이 관찰되었다. PL 분석에서 H3 센터와 NV 센터가 발견되었으며, H3 센터의 intensity는 천연 다이아몬드와 비교할 때 매우 약하게 존재하였다. NDT에서 생산된 합성 다이아몬드의 보석학적, 분광학적 특징들을 통해 천연 다이아몬드와 구분할 수 있다.

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