Vacancy Relaxation in Cuprous Oxide (Cu${}_{2-x}$O${}_{1-y}$)

Laszlo Frazer, Kelvin B. Chang, Richard D. Schaller +2

Phonons are produced when an excited vacancy in cuprous oxide (Cu${}_2$O) relaxes. Time resolved luminescence was used to find the excited copper vacancy (acceptor) and oxygen vacanc…