DEEP DONOR STATE OF VANADIUM IN CUBIC SILICON-CARBIDE (3C-SIC)

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DOMBROWSKI, KF [1 ]
KAUFMANN, U [1 ]
KUNZER, M [1 ]
MAIER, K [1 ]
SCHNEIDER, J [1 ]
SHIELDS, VB [1 ]
SPENCER, MG [1 ]
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[1] HOWARD UNIV,SCH ENGN,MAT SCI RES CTR EXCELLENCE,WASHINGTON,DC 20059
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10.1063/1.112851
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Electron spin resonance (ESR) of silicon-substitutional vanadium in its neutral V(Si)4+ (3d1) state has been observed in cubic bulk 3C-SiC single crystals. By photo-ESR the position of the (0/+) deep donor level of vanadium could be located at E(V) + 1.7 eV. Using this level as common reference in 3C-SiC and 6H-SiC, the valence-band discontinuity in the 3C-SiC/6H-SiC interface is predicted as DELTAE(V) = 0.1 eV, with the valence band of 3C-SiC lying lower in energy. We also offer an explanation for the absence of intra-3d-shell infrared luminescence of V4+ (3d1) in 3C-SiC. (C) 1994 American Institute of Physics.
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