FORMATION OF A DX CENTER IN INP UNDER HYDROSTATIC-PRESSURE

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作者
WOLK, JA
WALUKIEWICZ, W
THEWALT, MLW
HALLER, EE
机构
[1] LAWRENCE BERKELEY LAB,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[2] SIMON FRASER UNIV,DEPT PHYS,BURNABY V5A 1S6,BC,CANADA
[3] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,DEPT MAT SCI & MINERAL ENGN,BERKELEY,CA 94720
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.3619
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We have discovered a DX center in InP:S under hydrostatic pressure greater than 82 kbar. This defect exhibits the persistent photoconductivity typical of such centers. The optical ionization energy for this new DX center is between 0.86 and 1.02 eV, and we have measured the energy dependence of the optical absorption cross section. The thermal barrier for capture from the shallow donor state into the deep DX state is in the range 0.23-0.33 eV. We estimate that at zero pressure the energy of the DX center lies 0.51 +/- 0.07 eV above the GAMMA-conduction-band minimum.
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页码:3619 / 3622
页数:4
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