Dynamics and reactivity of positively charged muonium in heavily doped Si:B and comparisons with hydrogen

Phys Rev Lett. 2008 Jun 27;100(25):257602. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.257602. Epub 2008 Jun 24.

Abstract

The detailed dynamics of the positively charged muonium (Mu+) in heavily doped p-type Si:B is reported. Below 200 K, Mu+ is static and isolated, and is located in a stretched Si-Si bond. Above approximately 200 K, Mu+ diffuses incoherently. At temperatures higher than 300 K, the Mu+-B- complex is formed while above 520 K, it starts to dissociate. There is significant enhancement of the diffusion of Mu+ in Si compared to H+ and D+-this is attributed to its smaller mass.