Damage formation and optical absorption in neutron irradiated SiC
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- 作者：E. Wendler ; Th. Bierschenk ; F. Felgentr?ger ; J. Sommerfeld ; W. Wesch ; D. Alber ; G. Bukalis ; L.C. Prinsloo ; N. van der Berg ; E. Friedl ; J.B. Malherbe
- 关键词：Silicon carbide ; Neutron irradiation ; Optical spectroscopy ; Raman spectroscopy
- 刊名：Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
- 出版年：2012
- 出版时间：1 September, 2012
- 年：2012
- 卷：286
- 期：Complete
- 页码：97-101
- 全文大小：955 K
文摘
The defect formation in neutron irradiated SiC was investigated by means of Rutherford backscattering spectrometry in channelling mode (RBS), optical absorption and Raman spectroscopy. The relative defect concentration determined by RBS increases linearly with the neutron fluence without any saturation in the investigated fluence region. The spectral dependence of the absorption coefficient ¦Á at photon energies below 3.2 eV is independent of the neutron fluence and corresponds to that observed in low-fluence ion implanted SiC. An increase of the defect concentration exhibits only in an increase of the absolute value of ¦Á. For photon energies above 3.3 eV again an exponential increase of the absorption coefficient is found but with a slope increasing with rising defect concentration. This absorption is assumed to be of the Urbach type. Around 1.56 eV a broad absorption band is observed which is most probably caused by divacancies VSiVC. The defects produced by the neutron irradiation of SiC result in a decrease of the peak intensity and a shift of the position of TO and LO Raman peaks towards lower wave numbers. The latter can be explained by tensile stress due to defects and mass increase of lattice atoms due to neutron capturing.