Published November 4, 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Asymmetric Split-Vacancy Defects in SiC Polytypes: A Combined Theoretical and Electron Spin Resonance Study

  • 1. Research Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, PO Box 49, H-1525, Budapest (Hungary)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linkoeping University, SE-581 83 Linkoeping (Sweden)
  • 3. Department of Atomic Physics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budafoki ut 8, H-1111 Budapest (Hungary)

Description

Transition metal defects were studied in different polytypes of silicon carbide (SiC) by ab initio supercell calculations. We found asymmetric split-vacancy (ASV) complexes for these defects that preferentially form at only one site in hexagonal polytypes, and they may not be detectable at all in cubic polytype. Electron spin resonance study demonstrates the existence of ASV complex in niobium doped 4H polytype of SiC.

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Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
107
Journal Issue
19
Journal Page Range
p. 195501-195501.5
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

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(c) 2011 American Institute of Physics