Polarization of the terahertz radiation of uniaxially compressed p germanium at the electrical breakdown of a shallow acceptor impurity

Abstract

The spectral and polarization investigations of spontaneous terahertz radiation under the conditions of the electrical breakdown of shallow acceptors (gallium) in germanium crystals have been reported. The radiation spectra of crystals uniaxially compressed in the [111] direction at a pressure of about 3 kbar, as well as undeformed crystals, have been measured at T = 5 K using a Fourier spectrometer with step scanning. The polarization of radiation has been estimated for transitions of holes between various states of a shallow acceptor in uniaxially compressed germanium. To identify the observed radiation lines, their experimental energies and polarizations have been compared to the respective calculated values. The spectral lines corresponding to the transitions of holes from the resonance state to the excited states of acceptors have been identified.