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Electron Paramagnetic Resonance

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Point Defects in Semiconductors II

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Electron paramagnetic resonance is the resonant absorption of electromagnetic radiation by systems composed of unpaired electrons placed in a magnetic field. The ground states of partially filled electron orbitals are spin degenerate. In a magnetic field, because there are several possible orientations for the magnetic moment associated with the total spin, the degeneracy is lifted. Energy levels associated with each orientation arise and absorption occurs when transitions are induced between them.

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  1. Groupe de Physique des Solides de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure, Université de Paris VII, Place Jussieu, F-75221, Paris Cedex, France

    Dr. Jacques Bourgoin

  2. Laboratoire d’Etude des Surfaces et Interfaces, Physique des Solides, Institut Superieur d’Electronique du Nord, 3, Rue François Baës, F-59046, Lille Cédex, France

    Dr. Michel Lannoo

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Bourgoin, J., Lannoo, M. (1983). Electron Paramagnetic Resonance. In: Point Defects in Semiconductors II. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 35. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81832-5_3

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