PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTRA OF SI WAFERS AT LIQUID-HELIUM TEMPERATURE

被引:4
作者
MATSUYAMA, H [1 ]
IKARI, T [1 ]
YOKOYAMA, H [1 ]
FUTAGAMI, K [1 ]
机构
[1] MIYAZAKI UNIV,DEPT ELECTR,MIYAZAKI 88921,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1995年 / 34卷 / 5B期
关键词
PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTRA; NONRADIATIVE RECOMBINATION; FREE EXCITON; MOMENTUM-CONSERVING PHONON; ELECTRON-HOLE DROP;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.34.2904
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Photoacoustic (PA) measurements of p- and n-type Si single crystals are carried out at liquid helium temperature (4.2 K). Two small peaks around 1.2 eV are observed in both samples. The energy of the higher-energy peak at 1.21 eV agrees with the thresholds of free exciton absorption with the emission of TO momentum-conserving phonons. The lower-energy peak shifts to the higher energy side with the decrease of the excitation Light intensity. The possibility of the formation of an electron-hole drop for the lower energy peak will be discussed to explain the experimental results.
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页码:2904 / 2906
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