Structural Properties of Amorphous Semiconductors by Mossbauer Spectroscopy

Abstract

The Mossbauer effect in tellurium-125 was used to investigate the amorphous to crystalline transition in tellurium thin films. Techniques were developed for producing amorphous tellurium thin films and subsequently crystallizing them during the Mossbauer experiments. During the course of the work several Mossbauer tellurium sources were prepared and studied for narrow line high recoil-free fraction performance. Spectra of amorphous and crystalline tellurium films were compared in which the amorphous phase consistently showed an increased quadrupole splitting and a decreased recoil- free sample.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1974
Accession Number
ADA003511

Entities

People

  • Charles Feldman
  • Norman A. Blum

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amorphous Materials
  • Elements
  • Films
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Phase Transformations
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Scattering
  • Security
  • Semiconductors
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Thin Films
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene