ROLE OF COULOMB REPULSION IN 4F ORBITALS IN ELECTRICAL EXCITATION OF RARE-EARTH IMPURITIES IN SEMICONDUCTORS

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TIEDJE, T
COLBOW, KM
GAO, Y
DAHN, JR
REIMERS, JN
HOUGHTON, DC
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[1] SIMON FRASER UNIV,DEPT PHYS,BURNABY V5A 1S6,BC,CANADA
[2] NATL RES COUNCIL CANADA,OTTAWA K1A 0R6,ONTARIO,CANADA
[3] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA,DEPT ELECT ENGN,VANCOUVER V6T 1Z1,BC,CANADA
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10.1063/1.107570
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O59 [应用物理学];
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The role of the on-site Coulomb repulsion energy in the electrical excitation of rare-earth ions by minority carrier injection in semiconductors is examined. Resonant photoemission measurements of the interfacial electronic energy level alignment in NdF3/Silicon heterojunctions show that the large Coulomb repulsion energy of the atomic-like 4f orbitals prevents the direct excitation of the 4f levels by either electron or hole capture.
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