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 v(1) (613 cm(-1)) local vibrational mode in the decay of the v(3) (1136 cm(-1)) mode. Temperature-dependence measurements show the low-energy v(2) (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 v(2) vibration. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 200 - 204 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section B, Beam Interactions With Materials And Atoms |
Volume | 253 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2006 |