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Positron measurements in 2H-TaSe/sub 2/ crystals

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OSTI ID:5860718
Temperature-dependent positron annihilation lifetime and Doppler broadening experiments are reported on single crystals of 2H-TaSe/sub 2/ to search for effects from known charge-density-wave (CDW) phase transitions. The positron lifetime in the perfect lattice and in positron trapping sites were found to be 0.173 and 0.378 ns, respectively. The apparent activation energy for the thermally generated trapping sites was found to be 0.12 eV. Doppler broadening spectra exhibited no response to the known CDW phase transitions, nor any significant overall anisotropy in their temperature dependence.
Research Organization:
Missouri Univ., Kansas City (USA). Dept. of Physics; Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
5860718
Report Number(s):
CONF-850169-10; ON: DE85010507
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English