Photoconductive detection of hydrogen in ZnO and rutile TiO2

Hydrogen donors in ZnO and rutile TiO2 are probed by means of photoconductivity and IR absorption. It is shown that the O–H bonds giving rise to the local vibrational modes (LVMs) of interstitial hydrogen at 3611 and 3290 cm−1 in the case of ZnO and TiO2, respectively, also occur in the photoconductivity spectra as Fano resonances. The effects of isotope substitution, concentration, sample thickness, influence of other donors present in both oxides are considered. Based on the shape and frequency of these resonances, it is concluded that the apparent ionization energy of interstitial hydrogen in rutile TiO2 is less than 300 meV. By a direct comparison, we also demonstrate that photoconductive detection of LVMs of defects in thin semiconductor films is superior to the standard IR absorption

On the method of photoconductive detection of defects in semiconductors by vibrational mode-related Fano resonances

The method of photoconductive detection of defect-related vibrational modes in semiconductors by Fano resonances is validated by a combined photoconductivity and infrared absorption study of the interstitial hydrogen donor in ZnO. Depth-resolved isotopic substitution experiments with varying concentrations of H and D show that the effect of vibrational mode-related absorption has to be taken into account in order to allow for an unambiguous interpretation of the experimental data. A quantitative model is presented which describes the influence of sample thickness, defect concentration, and the presence of other donors on the sign, magnitude, and shape of the Fano resonances. Implications for the photoconductive detection of defect-related vibrational modes are discusse

Symplectic geometries on supermanifolds

Extension of symplectic geometry on manifolds to the supersymmetric case is considered. In the even case it leads to the even symplectic geometry (or, equivalently, to the geometry on supermanifolds endowed with a non-degenerate Poisson bracket) or to the geometry on an even Fedosov supermanifolds. It is proven that in the odd case there are two different scalar symplectic structures (namely, an odd closed differential 2-form and the antibracket) which can be used for construction of symplectic geometries on supermanifolds.Comment: LaTex, 1o pages, LaTex, changed conten

UV continuum emission and diagnostics of hydrogen-containing non-equilibrium plasmas

For the first time the emission of the radiative dissociation continuum of the hydrogen molecule ($a^{3}\Sigma_{g}^{+} \to b^{3}\Sigma_{u}^{+}$ electronic transition) is proposed to be used as a source of information for the spectroscopic diagnostics of non-equilibrium plasmas. The detailed analysis of excitation-deactivation kinetics, rate constants of various collisional and radiative transitions and fitting procedures made it possible to develop two new methods of diagnostics of: (1) the ground $X^{1}\Sigma_{g}^{+}$ state vibrational temperature $T_{\text{vib}}$ from the relative intensity distribution, and (2) the rate of electron impact dissociation (d[\mbox{H_{2}}]/dt)_{\text{diss}} from the absolute intensity of the continuum. A known method of determination of $T_{\text{vib}}$ from relative intensities of Fulcher-$\alpha$ bands was seriously corrected and simplified due to the revision of $d \to a$ transition probabilities and cross sections of $d \gets X$ electron impact excitation. General considerations are illustrated with examples of experiments in pure hydrogen capillary-arc and H$_{2}$+Ar microwave discharges.Comment: REVTeX, 25 pages + 12 figures + 9 tables. Phys. Rev. E, eprint replaced because of resubmission to journal after referee's 2nd repor

Competition and coexistence of antiferromagnetism and superconductivity in RBa_2Cu_3O_{6+x} (R = Lu, Y) single crystals

We use c-axis resistivity and magnetoresistance measurements to study the interplay between antiferromagnetic (AF) and superconducting (SC) ordering in underdoped RBa_2Cu_3O_{6+x} (R = Lu, Y) single crystals. Both orders are found to emerge from an anisotropic 3D metallic state, upon which antiferromagnetism opposes superconductivity by driving the doped holes towards localization. Despite the competition, the superconductivity sets in before the AF order is completely destroyed and coexists with latter in a certain range of hole doping. We find also that strong magnetic fields affect the AF-SC interplay by both suppressing the superconductivity and stabilizing the Neel order.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figure

Normal-state resistivity anisotropy in underdoped RBa_2Cu_3O_{6+x} crystals

We have revealed new features in the out-of-plane resistivity rho_c of heavily underdoped RBa_2Cu_3O_{6+x} (R=Tm,Lu) single crystals, which give evidence for two distinct mechanisms contributing the c-axis transport. We have observed a crossover towards "metal-like" (d rho_c/d T > 0) behavior at the temperature T_m which quickly increases with decreasing doping. The "metal-like" conductivity contribution dominates at T < T_m and provides a saturation of the resistivity anisotropy, rho_c / rho_{ab}. The antiferromagnetic ordering is found to block this "metal-like" part of the c-axis conductivity and complete decoupling of CuO_2 planes, which may be the reason of superconductivity disappearance.Comment: RevTex, 4 pages including 4 eps figures. To be published in Phys.Rev.Let

Higher order relations in Fedosov supermanifolds

Higher order relations existing in normal coordinates between affine extensions of the curvature tensor and basic objects for any Fedosov supermanifolds are derived. Representation of these relations in general coordinates is discussed.Comment: 11 LaTex pages, no figure

Magnetoresistance Anomalies in Antiferromagnetic YBa_2Cu_3O_{6+x}: Fingerprints of Charged Stripes

We report novel features in the in-plane magnetoresistance (MR) of heavily underdoped YBa_2Cu_3O_{6+x}, which unveil a developed ``charged stripe'' structure in this system. One of the striking features is an anisotropy of the MR with a "d-wave" symmetry upon rotating the magnetic field H within the ab plane, which is caused by the rotation of the stripes with the external field. With decreasing temperature, a hysteresis shows up below ~20 K in the MR curve as a function of H and finally below 10 K the magnetic-field application produces a persistent change in the resistivity. This "memory effect" is caused by the freezing of the directionally-ordered stripes.Comment: 4 pages, 6 figures, final version, to appear in 4 October 1999 issue of PR

Magnetoresistance in Heavily Underdoped YBa_2Cu_3O_{6+x}: Antiferromagnetic Correlations and Normal-State Transport

We report on a contrasting behavior of the in-plane and out-of-plane magnetoresistance (MR) in heavily underdoped antiferromagnetic (AF) YBa_2Cu_3O_{6+x} (x<0.37). The out-of-plane MR (I//c) is positive over most of the temperature range and shows a sharp increase, by about two orders of magnitude, upon cooling through the Neel temperature T_N. A contribution associated with the AF correlations is found to dominate the out-of-plane MR behavior for H//c from far above T_N, pointing to the key role of spin fluctuations in the out-of-plane transport. In contrast, the transverse in-plane MR (I//a(b);H//c) appears to be small and smooth through T_N, implying that the development of the AF order has little effect on the in-plane resistivity.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in Phys.Rev.Let