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Doping Studies of n- and p-Type AlxGa1-xN Grown by ECR-Assisted MBE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

D. Korakakis ,
H. M. Ng ,
K. F. Ludwig Jr.  and
T. D. Moustakas
D. Korakakis
Affiliation:
Molecular Beam Epitaxy Laboratory, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Center for Photonics Research, Boston University, 44 Cummington St., Boston, MA 02215
H. M. Ng
Affiliation:
Molecular Beam Epitaxy Laboratory, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Center for Photonics Research, Boston University, 44 Cummington St., Boston, MA 02215
K. F. Ludwig Jr.
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston MA 02215,
T. D. Moustakas
Affiliation:
Molecular Beam Epitaxy Laboratory, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Center for Photonics Research, Boston University, 44 Cummington St., Boston, MA 02215
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Abstract

AlxGal−xN films (x≤0.60) were grown on c-plane sapphire and (0001) 6H-SiC substrates using ECR plasma assisted Molecular Beam Epitaxy. Evidence of long range ordering in the investigated AlxGal−xN films is presented. Without intentional dopants the films are semi-insulating with resistivities ranging from 103 to 105 Ω.cm. The films were doped n-type with Si and p-type with Mg. The carrier concentration in the Si doped films, as determined by Hall effect measurements, was between 1016 to 1019 cm−3. At constant Si cell temperature, the carrier concentration was found to be reduced with AlN mole fraction, consistent with the observation that the donor ionization energy increases with Al content. Correspondingly, the electron mobility decreases with Al concentration, a result attributed to alloy scattering. The Mg doped films were found to exhibit p-type conductivity by thermoelectric power measurements with resistivities varying from 3 to 30 Ω-cm.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 449: Symposium N – III-V Nitrides , 1996 , 233
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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