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Superf. vacío vol.23 no.4 Ciudad de México dic. 2010
Improving the electrical properties of nonintentionally doped nGaN by deuteration
J. MimilaArroyoa)1, E. Morales1, A. Lusson2, J. M. Laroche2, F. Jomard2 and M. Tessier2
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional No 2508, México D.F., CP 07360, México. a) jmimila@cinvestav.mx
Groupe d'Etude de la Matière Condensée (GEMaC), CNRS Université de Versailles Saint QuintinenYvelines 1 place A. Briand, 92195 Meudon Cedex, France.
Recibido: 30 de septiembre de 2010.
Aceptado: 6 de diciembre de 2010.
Abstract
Here we report on the study of the effects on the charge transport properties of deuterium indiffusion in nonintentionally doped nGaN using a two steps process: a low temperature deuterium diffusion and then a thermal anneal at temperatures as high as 800 °C, for driving the deuterium deeper into the material. The obtained results show that deuteration by this two steps process produces a decrease on the electron concentration of at least one order of magnitude and an increase of the same order on electron mobility. Such improvements are attributed, respectively, to the capture of free electrons by free deuterium acceptor and to the deuterium passivation of deep acceptor levels located at the dislocations core, decreasing their dispersive and recombination capability. The observed improvement remains stable at temperatures close to 800 °C. This deep acceptor level passivation should positively impact the performance of electronic devices made with nonintentionally doped nGaN layers.
Keywords: Deuteration; Gallium nitride; Passivation.
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