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S. Table, 1: Overview of deep-level parameters obtained in this work for TM impurity traps in Ge

S. Table, The signatures (Ena, KT) and extrapolated capture cross sections ?na derived from Arrhenius diagram in Laplace DLTS spectrum of Cr-contaminated n-type Ge, demonstrating the hydrogen presence

F. For and . Case, the small difference in energy of its two levels raises the question of the possibility of negative-U character. The single and double acceptors induced by Fe being very close to each other raises the legitimate and challenging question of their ordering at about room temperature, with a possible inversion if they are both pinned to their respective allowed bands. These mentioned points should be treated more thoroughly in a future work, Level label KT (s -1 K -2 ) ET (eV) ?na