Phosphorus is the n-type dopant of choice for diamond, but results in a deep donor level and alternatives are being sought. One possibility is the incorporation of interstitial alkali metal impurities such as Li and Na. We present the results of density-functional calculations used to predict... (Read more)

Li-doped ZnO films were prepared by pulsed laser deposition. The carrier type could be controlled by adjusting the growth conditions. In an ionized oxygen atmosphere, p-type ZnO was achieved, with the hole concentration of 6.04×10¹⁷ cm^–3 at an optimal Li... (Read more)

We investigate photoluminescence from reproducible Li-doped p-type ZnO thin films prepared by dc reactive magnetron sputtering. The Li_Zn acceptor state, with an energy level located at 150 meV above the valence band maximum, is identified from free-to-neutral-acceptor transitions.... (Read more)

We have irradiated Li₂NH powder with MeV electrons at room temperature and investigated the introduced defects with electron spin resonance. Conduction electron spin resonance indicates the presence of nanosize metallic Li colloids seen as a Lorentzian line with a g=2.0023 and a... (Read more)

Li is present in hydrothermally grown ZnO at high concentrations and is known to compensate both n- and p-type doping due to its amphoteric nature. However, Li can be manipulated by annealing and ion implantation in ZnO. Fast, 20 ms flash anneals in the 900–1400 °C range... (Read more)

Considerable interest has developed in the potential use of II–VI oxides as electronic and optical materials. In several cases, alkali atoms have been suggested as dopants. We report on the theoretical and experimental investigation of infrared and vibrational properties of a Li-OH complex in... (Read more)

A defect associated with Li in ZnO is reported. This is an optical system which absorbs strongly in the red part of the spectrum: a doublet, the zero phonon lines are at 1.884 and 1.879 eV, respectively. The chemical nature of the centre is identified through isotope substitution. This is the first... (Read more)

N-type silicon doped with gold and lithium was investigated by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) and Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy (DLTS), using two sets of samples with different defect concentrations of both gold and lithium. Photoluminescence (PL) on both sets of samples allowed to... (Read more)

ZnO polycrystals doped with Li, Cu or Al were prepared by solid-state reactions and their cathodoluminescence (CL) and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra were measured. A strong yellow emission centered at 2.0 eV was observed for the Al-doped specimen and its intensity was higher than that of... (Read more)

We report the observation of orthorhombic Au-Li and Pt-Li pairs in Si using EPR and ENDOR techniques and also MCDA spectroscopy. The EPR spectra alone could be mistaken as being due to orthorhombic isolated point defects and ENDOR is required to detect the Li partner of the pair. Comparison of the... (Read more)

A review is given on the diffusion, solubility and electrical activity of 3d transition metals in silicon. Transition elements (especially, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu) diffuse interstitially and stay in the interstitial site in thermal equilibrium at the diffusion temperature. The parameters of the liquidus curves are identical for the Si:Ti — Si:Ni melts, indicating comparable silicon-metal interaction for all these elements. Only Cr, Mn, and Fe could be identified in undisturbed interstitial sites after quenching, the others precipitated or formed complexes. The 3d elements can be divided into two groups according to the respective enthalpy of formation of the solid solution. The distinction can arise from different charge states of these impurities at the diffusion temperature. For the interstitial 3d atoms remaining after quenching, reliable energy levels are established from the literature and compared with recent calculations. (Read more)

Application of optically detected ESR to the yellow photoluminescence of Li doped ZnO gives ESR spectra for shallow donor - lithium acceptor pairs, showing that at least a fraction of the yellow emission is donor-acceptor (D-A) luminescence. The distribution of separations rDA gives a spectrum of... (Read more)

The thermoluminescence of Li-doped ZnO single crystals is investigated in the temperature range 4.2–300 K. A glow curve is observed with three maxima, two of them emitting the strong polarized yellow luminescence of ZnO. By varying the Li concentration in the range 0.1–200 ppm a change... (Read more)

We report an ESR investigation of a center in MgO, CaO and SrO consisting of an O− ion neighbored by a substitutional Li+ ion. The center is identified by comparison with the isomorphous centers in ZnO and BeO and with the analogous V1, VOH and VF centers in the alkaline earth oxides. The... (Read more)

Single crystal sylicon, both with and without oxygen, has been diffused with lithium to concentrations ～10¹⁷/cm³, irradiated woth 1 to 1.5 MeV electrons, and the ensuing defects studies by EPR measurements. The presene of oxygen strongly affects the properties of these defects. Measurements have indicated the presence of two new defects which involve Li---one in O-containing material and one in O-free material. The defects are observed in their electron-filled state, and indicate a net electron spin of 1/2. The defect spectra disappear (with time) at room temperature, and can be explained by the formation of other Li-involved defects which lie deeper in the energy bandgap and are not visible by EPR. Electron irradiatioin at 40ºK followecd by annealing at higher temperatures show that both EPR defects described above begin to form at about 200ºK and begin to decrease at about 275ºK---just as does the 250ºK reverse annealing observed generally for n-type Si. Based on these data, and the work of others, it is suggested that both defects form as a result of the motion of Si interstitial which produce a (Li-O-interstitial) complex in O-containing Si, and (Li-interstitial) complex in O-free Si.

If ZnO and BeO crystals containing Li are irradiated with u.v. or X-rays, a paramagnetic defect center is created consisting of a hole captured at an O2− ion next to a substitutional Li+ impurity. Because of the polarity of the crystals, the hole assumes its lowest energy, if the... (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)