Muonium transitions in Ge-rich SiGe alloys |
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Authors: | P.W. Mengyan R.L. Lichti Y.G. Celebi B.R. Carroll B.B. Baker H.N. Bani-Salameh I. Yonenaga |
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Affiliation: | 1. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1051, USA;2. Istanbul University, Beyazit, 34459 Istanbul, Turkey;3. Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR 72401, USA;4. Institute of Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan |
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Abstract: | We discuss charge-state and site-change transitions of muonium (Mu) in bulk Czochralski-grown Si1−xGex alloys studied via longitudinal field muon spin relaxation (LF-μSR). A useful application of the muon spin research technique utilizes the similarities of neutral muonium (Mu0=μ+e−) to the hydrogen atom to provide an experimentally accessible analog to hydrogen. This contribution focuses primarily on three Ge-rich samples (x=0.94, 0.91 and 0.81) as well as a general discussion of the compositional trends of Mu chemical states and associated transition dynamics. These LF-μSR results, in conjunction with prior muon spin research studies, allow an extensive description of Mu defect chemistry in Si1−xGex as part of a larger project that has focused on the compositional trends in Mu hyperfine frequencies as well as the acceptor and donor energies. |
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Keywords: | SiGe Alloy Hydrogen Muonium |
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