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Extending The Band Model Of Disordered Sio2 Through Cathodoluminescence Studies, Amberly Evans, Gregory Wilson, Jr Dennison, Justin Dekany
Extending The Band Model Of Disordered Sio2 Through Cathodoluminescence Studies, Amberly Evans, Gregory Wilson, Jr Dennison, Justin Dekany
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Optical coatings of disordered thin film SiO2/SiOx dielectric samples on reflective metal substrates exhibited electron-induced luminescence (cathodoluminescence) under electron beam irradiation in an ultrahigh vacuum chamber at the USU facilities,. These experiments provided measurements of the absolute radiance and emission spectra as functions of incident electron energy, flux and power over a range of sample temperatures (300 K to 40 K). Early results from these experiments have led to a preliminary model of the band structure of highly disordered trapped states within the band gap of SiO2. We now extend this model to further describe …