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whose shape, L vib(ω, T), depends on the spectral density of phonons and on the perturbation nearby the defect. As a consequence, L vib(ω, T) cannot be derived exactly and we will limit ourselves to indicate it by its formal expression. In fact, the integrated intensity of the whole vibronic band is given by:

      (2.38)equation

      where the properties of the complete set of functions φ II, m (q) have been used:

      (2.40)equation

      Luminescence spectra have the same features provided that non‐radiative transitions are absent so as to keep constant the total area. To single out the temperature dependence of the ZPL, it is useful to consider the ratio between its intensity and that of the whole band. This relative intensity is known as Debye–Waller factor and is given by:

      (2.42)equation

      The localized vibrations cause a change of the potential curve W ls (q s ) and of its minimum position during the electronic transition. In the simplest case of a single localized mode with frequency Ω and under the approximation ℏΩ ≫ kT, the thermal excitation of the vibrational levels in the ground electronic state can be neglected. It is worth noting that, since the localized vibration frequencies are quite high (ℏΩ ∼ 10−1 eV), this condition is satisfied in a wide temperature range.

      The configurational coordinate of the single localized mode is the nuclear distance R and the vibration levels are denoted as λ and λ in the ground and excited electronic states. The overlap integral in Eq. (2.13) is therefore calculated between the wave function images in the excited state and φ I,0(R) in the ground state where only the vibrational level λ=0 is populated:

      (2.44)equation

      (2.45)equation

      (2.46)equation

      where we have introduced the notation:

      (2.47)equation

      After solving this integral by parts, we obtain the transition probability W(I,0→ II,λ ):

      that is given by the Poisson distribution, where images is the Huang–Rhys factor for the localized vibration.

      1 Weak electron–phonon coupling (). In this case, the maximum transition probability is that connecting the lower vibrational levels in the ground and excited electronic states, which is the ZPL.

      2 Medium electron–phonon coupling (). In this case, the probability distribution is asymmetric and is peaked at vibrational levels with λ ′ > 0 and the ZPL transition is still probable.

      3 Strong electron–phonon coupling (). In this case, the distribution is symmetric (Gaussian shape) and the ZPL transition probability vanishes.

      2.1.5 Vibrational Structure

      To derive the properties of the optical spectra, the overall effect of band and localized vibrations must be taken into account. Since the coupling to each mode is independent from all the others, the total transition probability can be factorized in the product of the transition probabilities for each mode. If we consider a single localized vibration of frequency Ω, and f

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