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Positron lifetime measurements on neutron‐irradiated InP crystals

Bernabé MaríF.j. NavarroLaura Cristina DamonteJ.l. Ferrero

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Materials sciencePhysics::Instrumentation and DetectorsPhysics::Medical PhysicsAnalytical chemistryGeneral Physics and Astronomychemistry.chemical_elementDefect StructureMonocrystalsSpectral lineCondensed Matter::Materials Science:FÍSICA [UNESCO]Vacancy defectNeutronIrradiationIndium Phosphides ; Radiation Effects ; Thermal Neutrons ; Monocrystals ; Positron Probes ; Lifetime ; Defect StructureExponential decayPositron ProbesDopingRadiochemistryUNESCO::FÍSICANeutron temperatureRadiation EffectschemistryIndium PhosphidesThermal NeutronsLifetimeIndium

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Neutron‐irradiated InP single crystals have been investigated by positron‐lifetime measurements. The samples were irradiated with thermal neutrons at different fluences yielding concentrations for Sn‐transmuted atoms between 2×1015 and 2×1018 cm−3. The lifetime spectra have been analyzed into one exponential decay component. The mean lifetimes show a monotonous increase with the irradiation dose from 246 to 282 ps. The increase in the lifetime has been associated to a defect containing an Indium vacancy. Thermal annealing at 550 °C reduces the lifetime until values closed to those obtained for the as‐grown and conventionally doped InP crystals. navarrof@evalvx.ific.uv.es ; Jose.Ferrero@uv.es

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.362637