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Cathodoluminescence and photoluminescence study of plastically deformed ZnTe bulk single crystals

V. MuñozV. MuñozJavier PiquerasJosé ÁNgel GarcíaA. RemónRobert TribouletPaloma Fernández

subject

PhotoluminescenceMaterials scienceZinc tellurideCondensed matter physicsFísica de materialesMineralogyUniaxial compressionCathodoluminescenceCondensed Matter PhysicsElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsEmission bandchemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryMaterials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringDislocationDeformation (engineering)Intensity (heat transfer)

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Samples of zinc telluride bulk single crystals, which were deformed in uniaxial compression, have been studied by photoluminescence (PL) and cathodoluminescence (CL). As a particular feature the deformed samples present a PL emission band peaked at 603 nm, whose intensity increases as the plastic deformation does. This band is related to the density of dislocations produced during the interaction of slip systems. This hypothesis is supported by CL images. which reveal the activation of the successive slip systems corresponding to different levels of deformation.

10.1088/0268-1242/16/5/302https://eprints.ucm.es/26308/