hyperfine structure of the interface defect in thermal
- 13 July 1998
- journal article
- letter
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
- Vol. 10 (27) , L465-L472
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/10/27/004
Abstract
The observation of the electron spin resonance hyperfine (hf) spectra associated with the unpaired electron of the interface defect in thermal shows that the dominant interaction arises from a single isotope. The hf tensor displays weakly monoclinic I (nearly axial) symmetry, with the principal axes of the g and hf tensors coinciding. A molecular orbital analysis indicates that the unpaired electron resides for in a single unpaired Si hybrid orbital, found to be 14% s-like and 86% p-like, with the p-orbital markedly pointing closely along a direction at with the [100] interface normal. With oxygen not constituting an immediate part of the defect, the results firmly establish the key part of the defect as a tilted ( about ) unit.Keywords
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