Numéro
J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 42, Numéro C6, Décembre 1981
International Conference on Phonon Physics
Page(s) C6-244 - C6-246
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:1981670
International Conference on Phonon Physics

J. Phys. Colloques 42 (1981) C6-244-C6-246

DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1981670

PHONON SCATTERING BY Cr IONS IN GaAs AND THE EFFECT OF UNIAXIAL STRESS

A. Ramdane1, B. Salce2, L.J. Challis1 et M. Locatelli2

1  Department of Physics, Nottingham University, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.
2  Service B T, CENG, 85X, 38041 Grenoble Cedex, France


Abstract
Thermal conductivity measurements in the range 50mK to 100K on n ; p and SI samples of Cr doped GaAs show that Cr2+ only scatters phonons at [MATH]5 GHz while Cr3+ has several resonant frequencies in the range 20 to 700GHz. Measurements under uniaxial stress indicate very anisotropic behaviour qualitatively consistent with a Jahn-Teller model for Cr3+.