Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1813512 | Physica B: Condensed Matter | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Muon spin rotation and resonance studies of Czochralski-grown silicon germanium alloys with high Ge content have determined muonium (Mu) donor and acceptor energy levels. High-TF and RF μSR measurements on 90% and 84% Ge content SiGe alloys show Mu acceptor energy levels of 13.5±5.2 and 77±12meV, respectively, as well as a split tetrahedral Mu hyperfine signal. In addition to observing two MuT states in these samples, we see in Si0.16Ge0.84 a possible shallow acceptor signal in our transverse field data as a time-delayed process most likely arising from neutral Mu states. Our fits obtain a relaxing diamagnetic signal that shows bond-centered Mu ionization above 150 K and a shallow signal below roughly 50 K, split ±80kHz from diamagnetic Mu.
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Authors
B.R. Carroll, R.L. Lichti, P.J.C. King, Y.G. Celebi, I. Yonenaga, K.H. Chow,