Abstract
Weakly -type doped germanium has been irradiated with protons up to a fluence of cm at 35 K and 100 K in a unique experimental setup. Positron annihilation measurements show a defect lifetime component of 2724 ps at 35 K in in situ positron lifetime measurements after irradiation at 100 K. This is identified as the positron lifetime in a germanium monovacancy. Annealing experiments in the temperature interval 35–300 K reveal two annealing stages. The first at 100 K is tentatively associated with the annealing of the Frenkel pair, the second at 200 K with the annealing of the monovacancy. Above 200 K it is observed that mobile neutral monovacancies form divacancies, with a positron lifetime of 315 ps.
- Received 17 January 2011
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.83.235212
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