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N T Son1, P Carlsson, J ul Hassan

  • 1Department of Physic, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden.

Physical Review Letters
|February 21, 2006
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The P6/P7 centers are identified as triplet ground states of neutral divacancies, not photoexcited states. Spin density is primarily on neighboring carbon atoms around the silicon vacancy.

Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Solid-State Physics
  • Quantum Chemistry

Background:

  • Defect centers in semiconductors play a crucial role in electronic and optical properties.
  • Previous assignments of P6/P7 centers to photoexcited triplet states of carbon vacancy-antisite pairs require re-evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To re-evaluate the nature of the P6/P7 centers in silicon carbide.
  • To determine the electronic structure and spin density distribution of these defect centers.

Main Methods:

  • Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy.
  • Ab initio supercell calculations using density functional theory (DFT).

Main Results:

  • The P6/P7 centers are attributed to the triplet ground states of the neutral divacancy (V2).

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  • Spin density is predominantly localized on the three nearest carbon neighbors of the silicon vacancy.
  • Negligible spin density is observed on the silicon neighbors of the carbon vacancy.

    • Conclusions:

    • The findings revise the understanding of defect structures in silicon carbide.
    • The neutral divacancy in its triplet ground state is the correct assignment for the P6/P7 centers.
    • The localization of spin density provides insights into the bonding and electronic interactions within the defect.