Efficient Incorporation of Mg in Solution Grown GaN Crystals

Abstract

Detailed spectrometry and optical spectroscopy studies carried out on GaN crystals grown in solution detect and identify Mg as the dominant shallow acceptor. Selective etching of crystals with higher Mg levels than that of the donor concentration background indicates that Mg acceptors incorporate preferentially in the N-polar face. Electrical transport measurements verified an efficient incorporation and activation of the Mg acceptors. These results suggest that this growth method has the potential to produce p-type doped epitaxial layers or p-type substrates characterized by high hole concentration and low defect density.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 11, 2013
Accession Number
ADA591544

Entities

People

  • Boris N Feigelson
  • Jaime A. Freitas Jr.
  • Travis J. Anderson

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Etching
  • Crystals
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Energy Bands
  • Energy Levels
  • Low Resolution
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometers
  • Spectrometry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Valence Bands

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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