Jahn--Teller Distortion of the Zinc Vacancy in ZnGeP2
Jahn-Teller Distortion of the Zinc Vacancy in ZnGeP2

A symmetry analysis and a simple dangling bond model are presented for the VZn^- in ZnGeP2, identifying a possible Jahn-Teller distortion mechanism which could naturally explain the localization of the defect wavefunction on two of the nearest-neighbouring P atoms, as deduced for the electron nuclear double resonance experiments.