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arXiv:1302.3288 · Physics Reports

The nitrogen-vacancy colour centre in diamond

Marcus W. Doherty, Neil B. Manson, Paul Delaney, Fedor Jelezko, Jörg Wrachtrup, Lloyd C. L. Hollenberg

Published Mar 4, 2013• 2,864 citations
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10.1016/j.physrep.2013.02.001

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