Stacey, AlastairAlastairStaceyO'Donnell, Kane M.Kane M.O'DonnellJYH PIN CHOUSchenk, AlexAlexSchenkTadich, AntonAntonTadichDontschuk, NikolaiNikolaiDontschukCervenka, JiriJiriCervenkaPakes, ChrisChrisPakesGali, AdamAdamGaliHoffman, AlonAlonHoffmanPrawer, StevenStevenPrawer2024-09-182024-09-182015https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84938704486&origin=resultslisthttps://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/721372Diamond surface termination with substitutional nitrogen is reported, leading to the formation of a stable surface which is essentially clear of sub-band surface states and has a positive electron affinity. This is predicted to be an ideal environment for near-surface nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond and may enable magnetic and quantum sensing breakthroughs with these devices. © 2015 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.diamondNEXAFSnitrogennitrogen-vacancy centersurface terminationjournal article10.1002/admi.2015000792-s2.0-84938704486