Infrared vibration spectra of hydrogenated, deuterated, and tritiated amorphous silicon
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This article presents infrared absorption data of amorphous silicon alloys in which the hydrogen isotopes deuterium and tritium have been substituted for hydrogen. Silicon–deuterium and silicon– tritium vibration frequencies are related to silicon–hydrogen vibration frequencies by simple mass relationships. The silicon–deuterium wagging vibration is broadened and blueshifted due to strong coupling to the amorphous silicon network vibrations. © 1999 American Institute of Physics. @S0021-8979~99!08304-8#
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