Hyperfine spectroscopy and characterization of muonium in ZnGeP2


Mengyan P. W., Baker B. B., Lichti R. L., Chow K. H., Celebi Y. G., Zawilski K. T., ...Daha Fazla

PHYSICA B-CONDENSED MATTER, cilt.404, ss.5121-5124, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 404
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.physb.2009.08.212
  • Dergi Adı: PHYSICA B-CONDENSED MATTER
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.5121-5124
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this contribution, we report the initial observation of neutral muonium defect centers in ZnGeP2. The spin-precession frequencies in a 4.0 T field yield a zero-temperature hyperfine constant of similar to 1965 MHz for the promptly formed Mu(0) state. Subsequently, we performed T-1(-1) longitudinal depolarization measurements in low magnetic fields. Decoupling curves show a different anisotropic Mu(0) with A(2) = 3185 MHz and D = 374 MHz, where D is the dipolar contribution. The relaxation rates suggest rapid diffusion of Mu(0), most likely via quantum tunneling below 80 K and by thermally activated hops above 100 K. We have determined the ionization energy to be roughly 200 meV. We present our preliminary evaluation of the motion or site transition dynamics in addition to hyperfine characterization of the neutral muonium centers observed in ZnGeP2. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.