Defect identification in semiconductors with positron annihilation:<? format?> Experiment and theory

F Tuomisto, I Makkonen - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2013 - APS
Positron annihilation spectroscopy is particularly suitable for studying vacancy-type
defects<? format?> in semiconductors. Combining state-of-the-art experimental and …

Positron annihilation spectroscopy of defects in nuclear and irradiated materials-a review

FA Selim - Materials Characterization, 2021 - Elsevier
Positron is the only probe that can detect individual atomic vacancies and small and large
vacancy clusters induced by irradiation with remarkable sensitivity, providing information …

Role of defects in tailoring structural, electrical and optical properties of ZnO

S Dutta, S Chattopadhyay, A Sarkar… - Progress in Materials …, 2009 - Elsevier
In this short topical review, a brief account of the evolution of defects due to controlled
changes in polycrystalline zinc oxide has been presented. X-ray diffraction, Positron …

Production of dark sector particles via resonant positron annihilation on atomic electrons

F Arias-Aragón, L Darmé, G Grilli di Cortona, E Nardi - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Resonant positron annihilation on atomic electrons provides a powerful method to search for
light new particles coupled to e+ e-. Reliable estimates of production rates require a detailed …

Charged point defects in semiconductors

EG Seebauer, MC Kratzer - Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 2006 - Elsevier
Native point defects control many aspects of semiconductor behavior. Such defects can be
electrically charged, both in the bulk and on the surface. This charging can affect numerous …

Resonant production of dark photons in positron beam dump experiments

E Nardi, CDR Carvajal, A Ghoshal, D Meloni, M Raggi - Physical Review D, 2018 - APS
Positrons beam dump experiments have unique features to search for very narrow
resonances coupled superweakly to e+ e-pairs. Due to the continued loss of energy from …

Doppler-broadening measurements of positron annihilation with high-momentum electrons in pure elements

RS Brusa, W Deng, GP Karwasz, A Zecca - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2002 - Elsevier
Doppler-broadening measurements of the electron–positron annihilation line in twenty-
seven single-element samples are presented. A coincidence technique has been used to …

A combined experimental and theoretical study of small and large vacancy clusters in tungsten

Q Yang, Z Hu, I Makkonen, P Desgardin… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tungsten is considered to be used in the future fusion reactors as plasma-facing material. In
such extreme environments, defects are induced in materials that modify their macroscopic …

Defect-Engineered MoS2 Nanostructures for Reactive Oxygen Species Generation in the Dark: Antipollutant and Antifungal Performances

P Basu, J Chakraborty, N Ganguli… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Meticulous surface engineering of layered structures toward new functionalities is a
demanding challenge to the scientific community. Here, we introduce defects on varied …

First constraints on the Lμ− Lτ explanation of the muon g-2 anomaly from NA64-e at CERN

YM Andreev, A Antonov, D Banerjee… - Journal of High Energy …, 2024 - Springer
A bstract The inclusion of an additional U (1) gauge L μ− L τ symmetry would release the
tension between the measured and the predicted value of the anomalous muon magnetic …