Temperature-dependent hyperfine interactions at 111Cd-C complex in germanium

The temperature dependent nuclear hyperfine interaction of ¹¹¹Cd-carbon complex in germanium has been studied using the perturbed γ–γ angular correlation (PAC) method. The parameters of the hyperfine interaction representing substitutional carbon–cadmium complex in germanium (ν _Q1=207(1) MHz (η=0.16)) shows dependence on temperature. The formation and thermal stability of the complex has been reported by the same author earlier. It was found in this study that the quadrupole coupling constant of the interaction increases at sample temperature below 293 K. The results are encouraging toward better understanding of the complex in the host matrix.