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Dynamics of F-center annihilation in thermochemically reduced MgO single crystals

Eugene A. KotominEugene A. KotominM. A. MongeRoberto GonzálezAnatoli I. PopovY. Chen

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AnnihilationAbsorption spectroscopyF-Centerbusiness.industryChemistryAnnealing (metallurgy)Analytical chemistryInfrared spectroscopychemistry.chemical_elementGeneral ChemistryCondensed Matter PhysicsOxygenOpticsThermalMaterials Chemistrybusiness

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Optical absorption measurements were used to monitor the thermal annihilation of oxygen vacancies (F-centers) in thermochemically reduced MgO crystals. The annihilation characteristics were sample-dependent and varied strongly with the F-center concentration. Different mechanisms for the destruction of F centers are suggested depending on their concentration.

https://doi.org/10.1016/s0038-1098(01)00062-x