Rotating-frame nuclear magnetic resonance study of the distinct dynamics of hydrogen donors in ZnO

Jun Kue Park, Kyu Won Lee, Cheol Eui Lee

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    Abstract

    The rotating-frame spin-lattice relaxation of two types of the hydrogen donors was well distinguished in the 1H nuclear magnetic resonance measurements in a sol-gel prepared ZnO system, providing a unique opportunity to study the distinct proton dynamics. Our study indicates interconversion of the interstitial H (Hi). The population of the mobile Hi showed decrease above ∼370 K, apparently being trapping into the oxygen vacancies resulting in the more stable oxygen-substitutional H (H O). The activation barrier for migration of Hi and the binding energy of H O were found to be 0.27 eV and 0.51 eV, respectively.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number023109
    JournalApplied Physics Letters
    Volume103
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013 Jul 8

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (Cyclotron Users Program 2012-029495, No. 20100-029418, and Project No. 2012-034779). K.W.L. was supported by a Korea University Grant. The measurements at the Korean Basic Science Institute (KBSI) are acknowledged.

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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