Materials Science Forum, Vol.389-3, 471-476, 2002
The nature and diffusion of intrinsic point defects in SiC
We apply an ab initio method to study the nature of intrinsic point defects in SiC and their diffusion. An identification of intrinsic defect centers via localised vibrational modes and the hyperfine interaction is pursued. Our results identify possible annealing mechanisms of the vacancies.