Vibrational properties of elemental hydrogen centres in Si, Ge and dilute SiGe alloys

A Balsas, V J B Torres, J Coutinho, R Jones, B Hourahine, P R Briddon, M Barroso

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The local vibrational modes arising from single interstitial hydrogen centres in Si, Si-rich SiGe, Ge-rich SiGe, and Ge crystals are modelled by an ab initio supercell method. The stress response of the 1998 and 1794 cm−1 bands that appear in proton-implanted Si and Ge samples is well reproduced, further confirming their assignment to bond-centred H+ defects. It is shown that H− in Ge is anti-bonded to a Ge atom, and is likely to be considerably less mobile than in Si. Although H+ is not trapped by the minority species in both Si-rich and Ge-rich alloys, we find that H− can be stabilized by forming anti-bonded H–Si structures.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)S2155-S2164
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Volume17
Issue number22
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 May 2005

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Balsas, A., Torres, V. J. B., Coutinho, J., Jones, R., Hourahine, B., Briddon, P. R., & Barroso, M. (2005). Vibrational properties of elemental hydrogen centres in Si, Ge and dilute SiGe alloys. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 17(22), S2155-S2164. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/17/22/002
Balsas, A ; Torres, V J B ; Coutinho, J ; Jones, R ; Hourahine, B ; Briddon, P R ; Barroso, M. / Vibrational properties of elemental hydrogen centres in Si, Ge and dilute SiGe alloys. In: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 2005 ; Vol. 17, No. 22. pp. S2155-S2164.
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Balsas, A, Torres, VJB, Coutinho, J, Jones, R, Hourahine, B, Briddon, PR & Barroso, M 2005, 'Vibrational properties of elemental hydrogen centres in Si, Ge and dilute SiGe alloys', Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, vol. 17, no. 22, pp. S2155-S2164. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/17/22/002

Vibrational properties of elemental hydrogen centres in Si, Ge and dilute SiGe alloys. / Balsas, A; Torres, V J B; Coutinho, J; Jones, R; Hourahine, B; Briddon, P R; Barroso, M.

In: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Vol. 17, No. 22, 20.05.2005, p. S2155-S2164.

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Balsas A, Torres VJB, Coutinho J, Jones R, Hourahine B, Briddon PR et al. Vibrational properties of elemental hydrogen centres in Si, Ge and dilute SiGe alloys. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 2005 May 20;17(22):S2155-S2164. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/17/22/002

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