Abstract
While the first comparison of shallow bound exciton photoluminescence between natural Si and highly enriched S 28 i dramatically demonstrated the importance of inhomogeneous isotope broadening, the transitions in S 28 i were in fact too narrow to be resolved with the then available instrumental resolution of 0.014 cm-1. We report results for the boron bound exciton transition in highly enriched S 28 i using a novel apparatus for photoluminescence excitation spectroscopy based on a tuneable single-frequency laser source with sub-MHz resolution. Twenty well-resolved doublets, exhibiting a B 10 - B 11 isotope splitting, are observed in the new spectra for S 28 i with isotopic enrichment >99.99%. Linewidths as narrow as 0.0012 cm-1 (150 neV) full width at half maximum are observed for the most highly enriched sample.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 195203 |
Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
Volume | 80 |
Issue number | 19 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 Nov 11 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics