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Self-Trapped Excitons

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  • © 1993

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Authors:
  1. K. S. Song

    1. University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

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  2. Richard T. Williams

    1. Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, USA

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Part of the book series: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences (SSSOL, volume 105)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Introduction

    • K. S. Song, Richard T. Williams
    Pages 1-31

  3. Investigation of Self-Trapped Excitons from a Defect Perspective

    • K. S. Song, Richard T. Williams
    Pages 32-65

  4. Condensed Rare Gases

    • K. S. Song, Richard T. Williams
    Pages 66-95

  5. Alkaline Earth Fluorides

    • K. S. Song, Richard T. Williams
    Pages 96-122

  6. Alkali Halides

    • K. S. Song, Richard T. Williams
    Pages 123-219

  7. Defect Formation in Alkali Halide Crystals

    • K. S. Song, Richard T. Williams
    Pages 220-269

  8. Silicon Dioxide

    • K. S. Song, Richard T. Williams
    Pages 270-299

  9. Simple Organic Molecular Crystals

    • K. S. Song, Richard T. Williams
    Pages 300-318

  10. Silver Halides

    • K. S. Song, Richard T. Williams
    Pages 319-338

  11. As2Se3 and Other Chalcogenides

    • K. S. Song, Richard T. Williams
    Pages 339-350

  12. Other Materials, Extrinsic Self-Trapping, and Low-Dimensional Systems

    • K. S. Song, Richard T. Williams
    Pages 351-373

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 374-406
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In crystals as diverse as sodium chloride, silicon dioxide, sold xenon, pyrene, arsenic triselenide, and silver chloride, the fundamental electronicexcitation (exciton) is localized within its own lattice distortion field very shortly after its creation. This book discusses the structure if the self-trapped exciton (STE) and its evolution along the path of its return to the ground state or to a defect state of crytal. A comprehensive review of experiments on STEs in a wide range of materials has been assembled, including extensive tables of data. Throughout, emphasisis given to the basic physics underlying various manifestations of self-trapping. The role of the spontaneous symmetry-breaking or "off-center"relaxation in STE structure is examined thoroughly, and leads naturally to the subject of lattice defect formation as a product of STE relaxation. The theory of STEs is developed from a localized, atomistic perspective using self-consistent methods adapted from the theory of defects in solids. At this time of rapid progress in STEs, researchers will welcome the first monograph dedicaded solely to this topic.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

    K. S. Song

  • Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, USA

    Richard T. Williams

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