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The spatial distributions of the unpaired-electron wave functions of shallow N donors in SiC crystals and of shallow P and As donors in silicon crystals were determined by studying crystals with a modified content of the 29Si and 13C isotopes having a nonzero nuclear magnetic moment. As follows from the present EPR and available ENDOR data, the distribution of donor electrons in SiC depends substantially on the polytype and position in the lattice; indeed, in 4H-SiC, the unpaired electrons occupy primarily the Si s and p orbitals, whereas in 6H-SiC these electrons reside primarily in the s orbitals of C. The electron distributions for the N donor in the hexagonal position, which has a shallow level close to that obtained for this material in the effective-mass approximation, and for the donor occupying the quasi-cubic position differ substantially. The EPR spectrum of N in quasi-cubic positions was observed to have a hyperfine structure originating from a comparatively strong coupling with the first two coordination shells of Si and C, which were unambiguously identified. The effective-mass approximation breaks down close to the N donor occupying the quasi-cubic position, and the donor structure and the donor electron distribution become less symmetric. In silicon, reduction of the 29Si content brought about a substantial narrowing of the EPR line of the shallow P and As donors and an increase in the EPR signal intensity, as well as a noticeable increase in the spin-lattice relaxation time T 1. This offers the possibility of selectively studying these spectra by optically exciting a region of the crystal in order to shorten T 1 and thereby precluding EPR signal saturation only in the illuminated part of the material. This method may be used to advantage in developing materials for quantum computers based on donors in silicon and SiC.
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Translated from Fizika Tverdogo Tela, Vol. 47, No. 12, 2005, pp. 2127–2141.
Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Baranov, Ber, Godisov, Il’in, Ionov, Mokhov, Muzafarova, A. Kaliteevski\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \), M. Kaliteevski\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \), Kop’ev.
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Baranov, P.G., Ber, B.Y., Godisov, O.N. et al. Probing of the shallow donor and acceptor wave functions in silicon carbide and silicon through an EPR study of crystals with a modified isotopic composition. Phys. Solid State 47, 2219–2232 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.2142882
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