NEAR-BAND-EDGE ABSORPTION AND POSITRON TRAPPING UNDER ILLUMINATION IN SEMIINSULATING GAAS - ROLE OF AS VACANCIES

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LEBERRE, C
CORBEL, C
MIH, R
BROZEL, MR
TUZEMEN, S
KUISMA, S
SAARINEN, K
HAUTOJARVI, P
FORNARI, R
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[1] UMIST, DEPT ELECT ENGN & ELECTR, MANCHESTER M60 1QL, LANCS, ENGLAND
[2] HELSINKI UNIV TECHNOL, PHYS LAB, SF-02150 ESPOO, FINLAND
[3] CNR, INST MASPEC, I-43100 PARMA, ITALY
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10.1063/1.113158
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We show that positron trapping at negative As vacancies revealed under illumination in bulk semi-insulating GaAs correlates with a form of near-band-edge absorption known as reverse contrast (RC). We conclude that it is the ionization of As vacancies to their negative charge state that gives rise to RC absorption.© 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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