Electron injection-induced effects in Si-doped β-Ga2O3

Abstract

The impact of electron injection, using 10 keV beam of a Scanning Electron Microscope, on minority carrier transport in Si-doped β-Ga2O3 was studied for temperatures ranging from room to 120°C. In-situ Electron Beam-Induced Current technique was employed to determine the diffusion length of minority holes as a function of temperature and duration of electron injection. The experiments revealed a pronounced elongation of hole diffusion length with increasing duration of injection. The activation energy, associated with the electron injection-induced elongation of the diffusion length, was determined at ∼ 74 meV and matches the previous independent studies. It was additionally discovered that an increase of the diffusion length in the regions affected by electron injection is accompanied by a simultaneous decrease of cathodoluminescence intensity. Both effects were attributed to increasing non-equilibrium hole lifetime in the valence band of β-Ga2O3 semiconductor.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2019
Source ID
10.1063/1.5079730

Entities

People

  • Fan Ren
  • Igor Lubomirsky
  • Jiancheng Yang
  • Jonathan Lee
  • Leonid Chernyak
  • Sergey Khodorov
  • Stephen Pearton
  • Sushrut Modak

Organizations

  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency
  • NATO
  • National Science Foundation
  • University of Central Florida
  • University of Florida
  • Weizmann Institute of Science

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Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Reinforced Composite Materials

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics