The authors present magneto-optical measurements on single-crystal MAl₂O₄ (M=Ca and Sr) persistent phosphors that are nominally pure or doped with Eu and Nd or Dy, respectively. Their recombination luminescence (RL) and microwave-induced changes in the RL in a... (Read more)

We present a combined experimental and computational study of the (110) cross-sectional surface of Mn δ-doped GaAs samples. We focus our study on three different selected Mn defect configurations not previously studied in detail, namely surface interstitial Mn, isolated and in pairs, and... (Read more)

The intensity and the hyperfine shift of optically polarized NMR (OPNMR) signals of ⁷¹Ga in semi-insulating GaAs have been found to depend on the photon energy and the helicity of light used for optical pumping. Single-crystal GaAs wafers of two different thicknesses, 400 and 175 ... (Read more)

We use positron annihilation spectroscopy to study 2 MeV ⁴He⁺-irradiated InN grown by molecular-beam epitaxy and GaN grown by metal-organic chemical-vapor deposition. In GaN, the Ga vacancies act as important compensating centers in the irradiated material, introduced at a... (Read more)

First principles calculations based on gradient corrected density functional theory have been carried out to study the magnetic coupling between Mn atoms in pure and carbon doped Ga_1−xMn_xN thin films. We show that the ground state of Mn-doped GaN (100) thin... (Read more)

The dominant charge state for the Ga vacancy in GaAs has been the subject of a long debate, with experiments suggesting −1, −2, or −3 as the best answer. We revisit this problem using ab initio calculations to compute the effects of temperature on the Gibbs free energy of... (Read more)

We report on the capture barrier for the gallium related DX center in Cd_0.99Mn_0.01Te. In order to determine the barrier height, two methods were applied: an analysis of the persistent photoconductivity decay and the optical deep level transient spectroscopy... (Read more)

The discovery of ferromagnetism in Mn-doped GaAs1 has ignited interest in the development of semiconductor technologies based on electron spin and has led to several proof-of-concept spintronic devices2, 3, 4. A major hurdle for realistic applications of Ga_1-XMn_XAs, or other dilute magnetic semiconductors, remains that their ferromagnetic transition temperature is below room temperature. Enhancing ferromagnetism in semiconductors requires us to understand the mechanisms for interaction between magnetic dopants, such as Mn, and identify the circumstances in which ferromagnetic interactions are maximized5. Here we describe an atom-by-atom substitution technique using a scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) and apply it to perform a controlled study at the atomic scale of the interactions between isolated Mn acceptors, which are mediated by holes in GaAs. High-resolution STM measurements are used to visualize the GaAs electronic states that participate in the Mn–Mn interaction and to quantify the interaction strengths as a function of relative position and orientation. Our experimental findings, which can be explained using tight-binding model calculations, reveal a strong dependence of ferromagnetic interaction on crystallographic orientation. This anisotropic interaction can potentially be exploited by growing oriented Ga_1-XMn_XAs structures to enhance the ferromagnetic transition temperature beyond that achieved in randomly doped samples. (Read more)

Using a combination of the local-basis ab initio program SIESTA and the activation-relaxation technique we study the diffusion mechanisms of the gallium vacancy in GaAs. Vacancies are found to diffuse to the second neighbor using two different mechanisms, as well as to the first and fourth... (Read more)

We report the observation of ⁶⁹Ga NMR light induced hyperfine shifts at 6 K in semi-insulating GaAs detected by optically polarized nuclear magnetic resonance in a magnetic field of 4.7 T. The main features of the observed shift are a systematic change in the absolute shift value as the... (Read more)

Optical excitation at 1.7 K with 364-nm laser light produces partial annealing recovery of the damage produced in GaN by 2.5-MeV electron irradiation in situ at 4.2 K. Observed is a reduction in the irradiation-produced 0.95-eV photoluminescence (PL) band, recovery in the visible... (Read more)

Irradiation of GaN by 2.5-MeV electrons in situ at 4.2 K produces a broad photoluminescence (PL) band centered at 0.95 eV. Optical detection of electron paramagnetic resonance (ODEPR) in the band reveals two very similar, but distinct, signals, L5 and L6, which we identify as interstitial... (Read more)

Nitrogen acceptors are formed when undoped single crystals of zinc oxide (ZnO) grown by the chemical-vapor transport method are annealed in air or nitrogen atmosphere at temperatures between 600 and 900 °C. After an anneal, an induced near-edge absorption band causes the crystals to appear... (Read more)

We report the direct detection of interstitial Ga by optical detection of electron paramagnetic resonance (ODEPR) in the photoluminescence of n-type GaN after irradiation in situ at 4.2 K with 2.5 MeV electrons. It is stable upon annealing until room temperature, where it becomes mobile and trapped... (Read more)

I. Introduction (p.258): II. Emprical Properties (p.261): 1. Energy Levels (p.261), a. Ionization Energies, b. Spectra of Excited States, 2. Spin Resonance (p.266), a. Electron Spin Resonance, b. Double Resonance, 3. Static Magnetic Susceptibility (p.271), III. Structure of Donor States (p.271): 4. Conduction Bands of Silicon and Germanium (p.271), a. Silicon, b. Germanium, 5. Effective Mass Theory of Donor States (p.274), a. Single Band Minimum at k=0, b. Several Conduction Band Minima, c. Matrix Elements for Radiative Transitions, 6. Numerical Results and Comparison with Experiments (p.285), a. Energy Levels, b. Wave Functions, 7. Corrections to the Effective Mass Formalism (p.289), a. General Considerations, b. Corrected Wave Functions, c. Comparison with Experiment, IV. Structure of Acceptor States (p.297): 8. Valence Bands of Silicon and Germanium (p.297), a. Silicon, b. Germanium, 9. Effective Mass Equations for Acceptor States (p.300), 10. Approximate Solutions and Comparison with Experiment (p.301) a. Germanium b. Silicon V.Effects of Strains and of Static Electric and Magnetic Fields (p.306): 11. Strains (p.306) a. Donor States, b. Acceptor States, 12. Stark Effect (p.311)