Exploring solid state physics properties with radioactive isotopes

Abstract

Radioactive atoms have been used in solid state physics for many years. Established nuclear techniques such as Mößbauer spectroscopy, perturbed angular correlation, -NMR and emission channelling have now been joined by new and successful tracer techniques like radioactive deep level transient spectroscopy, capacitance voltage measurements, Hall-effect measurements or photoluminescence spectroscopy. Numerous radioactive species, ranging from to , are employed to attack problems involved with defects or impurities in metals, semiconductors and superconductors.