Abstract
Vibrational lifetimes of the asymmetric stretch mode (1136 cm-1) of oxygen in silicon are measured using pump-probe spectroscopy and calculated by ab initio theory. We find that increasing the isotope of the nearest-neighbouring silicon atom increases the lifetime of the vibration. This isotope-dependence establishes the participation of the ν1 (613 cm-1) local vibrational mode in the decay of the ν3 (1136 cm-1) mode. Temperature-dependence measurements show the low-energy ν2 (29 cm-1) mode governs the repopulation rates for the ground state. We also analyze the temperature-dependence of transitions of excited states of the ν2 vibration.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 200-204 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms |
Volume | 253 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2006 |
Keywords
- Infrared absorption
- Interstitial oxygen
- Lifetime
- Local modes
- Silicon