Experimental investigation on the microscopic structure of intrinsic paramagnetic point defects in amorphous silicon dioxide

Details Experimental investigation on the microscopic structure of intrinsic paramagnetic point defects in amorphous silicon dioxide Experimental investigation on the microscopic structure of intrinsic paramagnetic point defects in amorphous silicon dioxide

2007-11-26

arxiv.org/abs/0711.4029v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Other Condensed Matter

PhD Thesis

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In the present Ph.D. Thesis we report an experimental investigation on the effects of gamma- and beta-ray irradiation and of subsequent thermal treatment on many types of a-SiO2 materials, differing in the production methods, OH- and Al-content, and oxygen deficiencies. Our main objective is to gain further insight on the microscopic structures of the E'_gamma, E'_delta, E'_alpha and triplet paramagnetic centers, which are among the most important and studied class of radiation induced intrinsic point defects in a-SiO2. To pursue this objective, we use prevalently the EPR spectroscopy. In particular, our work is focused on the properties of the unpaired electrons wave functions involved in the defects, and this aspect is mainly investigated through the study of the EPR signals originating from the interaction of the unpaired electrons with 29Si magnetic nuclei (with nuclear spin I=1/2 and natural abundance 4.7 %). In addition, in some cases of interest, OA measurements are also performed with the aim to further characterize the electronic properties of the defects. Furthermore, due to its relevance for electronics application, the charge state of the defects is investigated by looking at the processes responsible for the generation of the defects of interest. Once these information were gained, the possible sites that can serve as precursors for defects formation are deduced, with the definitive purpose to obtain in the future more radiation resistant a-SiO2 materials in which the deleterious effects connected with the point defects are significantly reduced.

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