Amorphous Solid without Low Energy Excitations
Amorphous Solid without Low Energy Excitations
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.78.4418
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发表时间:
1997-06
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8.6
通讯作者:
Xiao Liu;B. White;R. Pohl;E. Iwanizcko;Kim M. Jones;A. Mahan;B. N. Nelson;R. Crandall;S. Vepřek
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作者:
Xiao Liu;B. White;R. Pohl;E. Iwanizcko;Kim M. Jones;A. Mahan;B. N. Nelson;R. Crandall;S. Vepřek
We have measured the low temperature internal friction (Q{sup -1}) of amorphous silicon (a-Si) films. {ital e}-beam evaporation or {sup 28}Si{sup +} implantation leads to the temperature-independent Q{sup -1}{sub 0} plateau common to all amorphous solids. For hydrogenated amorphous silicon with 1 at. {percent} H produced by hot wire chemical vapor deposition, however, Q{sup -1}{sub 0} is over 200 times smaller than for {ital e}-beam {ital a}-Si. This is the first observation of an amorphous solid without any significant low energy excitations. It offers the opportunity to study amorphous solids containing controlled densities of tunneling defects, and thus to explore their nature. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}