Linear Stark and nonlinear Zeeman coupling to the ground state of effective mass acceptors in silicon

Abstract

It is shown by dielectric resonance absorption at 60 GHz that there is a linear coupling of the electric field to the ground state of effective mass acceptors in Si reflecting the lower Td symmetry in the central portion of the ground-state wave function. The coupling increases strongly with increasing binding energy from B to In, i.e., with decreasing Bohr radius of the acceptor. An unexpected nonlinear Zeeman splitting is observed the magnitude of which also increases from B to In. For all acceptors a central fine structure is found which correlates with the homogeneous linewidth.