{H,P}0↔{H,P}+ transitions: A new look at donor-hydrogen pairs in Si
- 28 March 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 64 (13) , 1670-1672
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.111826
Abstract
Recent experiments have shown that reversible changes in the charge state of {H,P} pairs in silicon can be initiated by injection of holes. The reaction {H,P}0+h+→{H,P}+ is spontaneous, while the reverse {H,P}++e−→{H,P}0 is very slow. We have calculated the barriers for these two reactions and the vibrational modes of H in the two charge states. These calculations explain most of the new data and two experimentally verifiable predictions are made.Keywords
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