›› 2014, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (11): 117104-117104.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/23/11/117104

• CONDENSED MATTER: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES • 上一篇    下一篇

Zero-field splitting parameters and local structures for tetragonal Cr2+ centers in Cr2+-doped ZnSe semiconductors

卢婷婷, 邝小渝, 李辉, 李洪洪, 武志燕, 毛爱杰   

  1. Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
  • 收稿日期:2014-01-03 修回日期:2014-06-12 出版日期:2014-11-15 发布日期:2014-11-15
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11274235 and 11104190) and the Doctoral Education Fund of Education Ministry of China (Grant No. 20110181120112).

Zero-field splitting parameters and local structures for tetragonal Cr2+ centers in Cr2+-doped ZnSe semiconductors

Lu Ting-Ting (卢婷婷), Kuang Xiao-Yu (邝小渝), Li Hui (李辉), Li Hong-Hong (李洪洪), Wu Zhi-Yan (武志燕), Mao Ai-Jie (毛爱杰)   

  1. Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
  • Received:2014-01-03 Revised:2014-06-12 Online:2014-11-15 Published:2014-11-15
  • Contact: Kuang Xiao-Yu E-mail:scu_kxy@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11274235 and 11104190) and the Doctoral Education Fund of Education Ministry of China (Grant No. 20110181120112).

摘要: The inter-relation between zero-field splitting (ZFS) parameters and local lattice structures of the (CrSe4)6- clusters in ZnSe semiconductors has been established by using the complete diagonalization (of the energy matrix) method. On the basis of this, the local lattice distortions, the ZFS parameters D, a, F and the optical spectrum for Cr2+ ions doped into ZnSe are theoretically investigated, and the contributions of the spin singlets have been taken into account. The calculated ZFS parameters are in good agreement with the experimental values. From our calculations, the tetragonal distortion parameters ΔR = 0.091Å and Δθ = 4.28°of Cr2+ in ZnSe are acquired, and the results suggest that there exists a tetragonal expansion distortion for the local lattice structure of (CrSe4)6- clusters in ZnSe crystals. The influence of the spin singlets on ZFS parameters is also discussed, indicating that the contributions to ZFS parameters a and F cannot be ignored.

关键词: zero-field splitting parameters, optical spectroscopy, local lattice structure, Cr2+-doped ZnSe complex system

Abstract: The inter-relation between zero-field splitting (ZFS) parameters and local lattice structures of the (CrSe4)6- clusters in ZnSe semiconductors has been established by using the complete diagonalization (of the energy matrix) method. On the basis of this, the local lattice distortions, the ZFS parameters D, a, F and the optical spectrum for Cr2+ ions doped into ZnSe are theoretically investigated, and the contributions of the spin singlets have been taken into account. The calculated ZFS parameters are in good agreement with the experimental values. From our calculations, the tetragonal distortion parameters ΔR = 0.091Å and Δθ = 4.28°of Cr2+ in ZnSe are acquired, and the results suggest that there exists a tetragonal expansion distortion for the local lattice structure of (CrSe4)6- clusters in ZnSe crystals. The influence of the spin singlets on ZFS parameters is also discussed, indicating that the contributions to ZFS parameters a and F cannot be ignored.

Key words: zero-field splitting parameters, optical spectroscopy, local lattice structure, Cr2+-doped ZnSe complex system

中图分类号:  (Crystal and ligand fields)

  • 71.70.Ch
76.30.Fc (Iron group (3d) ions and impurities (Ti-Cu)) 75.10.Dg (Crystal-field theory and spin Hamiltonians) 78.55.Et (II-VI semiconductors)