Deep levels in as-grown and electron-irradiated n-type GaN studied by deep level transient spectroscopy and minority carrier transient spectroscopy

2016 ◽  
Vol 119 (9) ◽  
pp. 095707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tran Thien Duc ◽  
Galia Pozina ◽  
Nguyen Tien Son ◽  
Olof Kordina ◽  
Erik Janzén ◽  
...  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1004 ◽  
pp. 331-336
Author(s):  
Giovanni Alfieri ◽  
Lukas Kranz ◽  
Andrei Mihaila

SiC has currently attracted the interest of the scientific community for qubit applications. Despite the importance given to the properties of color centers in high-purity semi-insulating SiC, little is known on the electronic properties of defects in this material. In our study, we investigated the presence of electrically active levels in vanadium-doped substrates. Current mode deep level transient spectroscopy, carried out in the dark and under illumination, together with 1-D simulations showed the presence of two electrically active levels, one associated to a majority carrier trap and the other one to a minority carrier trap. The nature of the detected defects has been discussed in the light of the characterization performed on low-energy electron irradiated substrates and previous results found in the literature.


2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (S1) ◽  
pp. 922-928
Author(s):  
A. Hierro ◽  
D. Kwon ◽  
S. A. Ringel ◽  
M. Hansen ◽  
U. K. Mishra ◽  
...  

The deep level spectra in both p+-n homojunction and n-type Schottky GaN diodes are studied by deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) in order to compare the role of the junction configuration on the defects found within the n-GaN layer. Both majority and minority carrier DLTS measurements are performed on the diodes allowing the observation of both electron and hole traps in n-GaN. An electron level at Ec−Et=0.58 and 0.62 V is observed in the p+-n and Schottky diodes, respectively, with a concentration of ∼3−4×1014 cm−3 and a capture cross section of ∼1−5×10−15 cm2. The similar Arrhenius behavior indicates that both emissions are related to the same defect. The shift in activation energy is correlated to the electric field enhanced-emission in the p+-n diode, where the junction barrier is much larger. The p+-n diode configuration allows the observation of a hole trap at Et−Ev=0.87 eV in the n-GaN which is very likely related to the yellow luminescence band.


2015 ◽  
Vol 242 ◽  
pp. 163-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilia L. Kolevatov ◽  
Frank Herklotz ◽  
Viktor Bobal ◽  
Bengt Gunnar Svensson ◽  
Edouard V. Monakhov

The evolution of irradiation-induced and hydrogen-related defects in n-type silicon in the temperature range 0 – 300 °C has been studied by deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) and minority carrier transient spectroscopy (MCTS). Implantation of a box-like profile of hydrogen was performed into the depletion region of a Schottky diode to undertake the DLTS and MCTS measurements. Proportionality between the formation of two hydrogen-related deep states and a decrease of the vacancy-oxygen center concentration was found together with the appearance of new hydrogen-related energy levels.


2010 ◽  
Vol 645-648 ◽  
pp. 759-762
Author(s):  
Koutarou Kawahara ◽  
Giovanni Alfieri ◽  
Michael Krieger ◽  
Tsunenobu Kimoto

In this study, deep levels are investigated, which are introduced by reactive ion etching (RIE) of n-type/p-type 4H-SiC. The capacitance of as-etched p-type SiC is remarkably small due to compensation or deactivation of acceptors. These acceptors can be recovered to the initial concentration of the as-grown sample after annealing at 1000oC. However, various kinds of defects remain at a total density of ~5× 1014 cm-3 in a surface-near region from 0.3 μm to 1.0 μm even after annealing at 1000oC. The following defects are detected by Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy (DLTS): IN2 (EC – 0.35 eV), EN (EC – 1.6 eV), IP1 (EV + 0.35 eV), IP2 (HS1: EV + 0.39 eV), IP4 (HK0: EV + 0.72 eV), IP5 (EV + 0.75 eV), IP7 (EV + 1.3 eV), and EP (EV + 1.4 eV). These defects generated by RIE can be significantly reduced by thermal oxidation and subsequent annealing at 1400oC.


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