EPR properties of defects and dislocations in silicon

Title:	EPR properties of defects and dislocations in silicon
SNIC Project:	SNIC 2013/1-311
Project Type:	SNAC Medium
Principal Investigator:	Zilvinas Rinkevicius <rinkevic@theochem.kth.se>
Affiliation:	KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Duration:	2013-11-30 – 2014-06-01
Classification:	10407 10402 10304
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Abstract

The electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy play a important role in identification and characterisation of various radiation induced defects and dislocations in silicon. This project aims to understand a mechanisms governing behaviour of various electron paramagnetic resonance spin Hamiltonian of defects in silicon, and in this way help to interpret EPR measurements results obtained on silicon samples irradiated with high energy particles in particles accelerators. The modelling of geometrical and electronic structure, as well as EPR spin Hamiltonian parameters of defects and dislocations in silicon in this project will be carried out using state of art hybrid density functional theory/molecular mechanics methods.