Radiation Effect on GaAs Interface,

Abstract

The C-V and Q-V technique was applied to the study of interface charge distributions of GaAs epitaxial layers grown on semi-insulating substrates. Changes of mobility and free carrier concentration in the epitaxial layer and extending through the interface into the substrate were determined before and after exposure to a neutrons fluence of 1.6 x 10 to the 15th power n/sq cm and a total dose of ionizing radiation of 10 to the 8th power rad (gaAs). Changes at the interface and in the expitaxial layer are correlated with the voltage-current characteristic variations of the GaAs junction field-effect transistors. Effects of neutron irradiation on the transient response to ionizing radiation of discrete junction field-effect transistors was assessed.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA004151

Entities

People

  • Kurt Lehovec
  • Rainer Zuleeg

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Mobility
  • Neutron Bombardment
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Effects
  • Substrates
  • Transistors

Fields of Study

  • Materials science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics