Anderson transition in compositionally graded p-AlGaN

Abstract

Mg-doped, graded AlGaN films showed the formation of an impurity band and high, temperature-invariant p-conductivity even for doping levels well below the Mott transition. However, compensating point defects disrupted the impurity band, resulting in an Anderson transition from the impurity band to valence band conduction and a more than tenfold reduction in room-temperature conductivity. This is the first demonstration of Anderson-like localization in AlGaN films.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Nov 15, 2023
Source ID
10.1063/5.0176419

Entities

People

  • Baxter Moody
  • Cristyan Quiñones-García
  • Dolar Khachariya
  • James Loveless
  • Masahiro Kamiyama
  • Pegah Bagheri
  • Pramod Reddy
  • Ramón Collazo
  • Ronny Kirste
  • Seiji Mita
  • Shashwat Rathkanthiwar
  • Tim B. Eldred
  • Zlatko Sitar

Organizations

  • ARPA-E
  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Army Research Office
  • National Science Foundation
  • North Carolina State University

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Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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