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Optical Photoionization Spectra of CdSe:Cr
Author(s) -
Jastrzębski L.,
Baranowski J. M.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.2220580140
Subject(s) - photoionization , impurity , absorption spectroscopy , spectral line , absorption (acoustics) , conduction band , atomic physics , chemistry , materials science , ion , physics , ionization , electron , optics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , astronomy , composite material
It is shown that the absorption tail in CdSe:Cr (d 4 ) is due to photoionization of Cr impurities. The absorption spectrum is well described by a formula proposed by Allen in a wide range of Cr concentration ranging from 5 × 10 17 to 5 × 10 19 cm −3 . The value of the matrix element of the optical transition from Cr (d 4 ) to the conduction band suggests that the transition is from the extended s‐like bonding orbital rather than from 3d orbital. For high Cr concentrations about 10 19 cm −3 interaction effects between impurities occur. It is also shown that two charge states: Cr 2+ and probably Cr 3+ are possible in CdSe.