Hall Mobilities in GaNxAs1-x

Abstract

In this work we report a systematic study of the electron and hole mobilities of GaN(x)As(1-x) alloys with different dopants (Zn, Te) and carrier concentrations (10(17) - 10(19) cm(-3). We found a very slight reduction of the hole mobility in P-GaN(x)As(1-x) compared to p-GaAs, indicating that for small N contents (approx. 1.6%) the valence band is not affected by the N incorporation. In a striking contrast, incorporation of even small amounts of N leads to an abrupt reduction of the electron mobility in n-GaN(x)As(1-x). We further show that the processes that limit the mobility in GaN(x)As(1-x) can be explained by the band broadening and the random field scatterings. Considering these two scattering mechanisms we calculated the dependence of electron mobilities on electron concentration as well as on N composition in GaN(x)As(1-x). The calculations agree reasonably well with experiment data of maximum electron mobilities with alloy composition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA552818

Entities

People

  • German Gonzalez-diaz
  • Javier Olea
  • Kin M. Yu
  • Wladek Walukiewicz

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Structures
  • Conduction Bands
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Electron Mobility
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Energy Bands
  • Equations
  • Fermi Levels
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Mobility
  • Physical Properties
  • Scattering
  • Solid State Physics
  • Transport Properties
  • Valence Bands

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics