Characterization of low sodium type II silicon clathrate film spin dynamics

IF 3.5 2区物理与天体物理 Q2 PHYSICS, APPLIED

Applied Physics Letters Pub Date : 2024-11-13 DOI:10.1063/5.0230407

Joseph P. Briggs, Yinan Liu, P. Craig Taylor, Meenakshi Singh, Reuben T. Collins, Carolyn A. Koh

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Abstract

Type II Si clathrate is a Si-based, crystalline alternative to diamond silicon with interesting optoelectronic properties. Here, a pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance study of the spin dynamics of sodium-doped, type II NaxSi136 silicon clathrate films is reported. Focusing on the hyperfine lines of isolated Na atoms, the temperature dependence of the electron spin dynamics is examined from 6 to 25 K. The measurements exhibit multi-exponential decay, indicating multiple spin relaxation rates in the system. As expected, spin relaxation time (T1) increases rapidly with decreasing temperature, reaching ∼300 μs at 6.4 K. The phase memory (TM) shows less temperature dependence with a value of ∼3 μs at the same temperature. The temperature dependence of T1 exhibits Arrhenius behavior in the measurement range consistent with an Orbach pathway. There are strong similarities to the spin behavior of other defect donors in diamond silicon. The results provide insights into the potential of Si clathrates for spin-based applications.

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低钠 II 型硅凝胶薄膜自旋动力学特性分析

二型硅凝胶是一种硅基晶体，可替代金刚石硅，具有有趣的光电特性。本文报告了对掺钠的 II 型 NaxSi136 硅克拉斯薄膜自旋动力学的脉冲电子顺磁共振研究。测量结果呈现多指数衰减，表明系统中存在多种自旋弛豫速率。正如预期的那样，自旋弛豫时间（T1）随着温度的降低而迅速增加，在 6.4 K 时达到 ∼300 μs。在测量范围内，T1 的温度依赖性表现出与奥尔巴赫途径一致的阿伦尼乌斯行为。这与金刚石硅中其他缺陷供体的自旋行为非常相似。这些结果让我们深入了解了硅克拉层在自旋应用方面的潜力。

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Applied Physics Letters 物理-物理：应用

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

10.00%

发文量

1821

审稿时长

1.6 months

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