The interactions of carbon with the probe nucleus 111In
have been studied in germanium using the perturbed angular correlation
method, which has the ability to detect the microscopic environments of the
probe atom by means of the interaction of the nuclear moments of the
probe with the surrounding electromagnetic fields. At high dose carbon
implantation in germanium two complexes have been identified by their unique
quadrupole interaction frequencies. An interaction frequency of νQ1 = 207(1) MHz
(η = 0.16(3))
appeared at annealing temperatures below 650 °C. Above 650 °C,
it was replaced by a second interaction frequency of νQ2 = 500(1) MHz
(η = 0).
The frequencies are attributed to two different carbon–indium pairs. The
orientation of the corresponding electric field gradients and the thermal stability
of the defect complexes are studied.
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