ISSN:
1432-0630
Keywords:
61.70
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61.70
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66.30
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
Abstract Using the theoretically calculated point-defect total-energy values of Baraff and Schlüter in GaAs, anamphoteric-defect model has been proposed by Walukiewicz to explain a large number of experimental results. The suggested amphoteric-defect system consists of two point-defect species capable of transforming into each other: the doubly negatively charged Ga vacancyV Ga 2− and the triply positively charged defect complex (ASGa+V As)3+, with AsGa being the antisite defect of an As atom occupying a Ga site andV As being an As vacancy. When present in sufficiently high concentrations, the amphoteric defect systemV Ga 2− /(AsGa+V As)3+ is supposed to be able to pin the GaAs Fermi level at approximately theE v +0.6 eV level position, which requires that the net free energy of theV Ga/(AsGa+V As) defect system to be minimum at the same Fermi-level position. We have carried out a quantitative study of the net energy of this defect system in accordance with the individual point-defect total-energy results of Baraff and Schlüter, and found that the minimum net defect-system-energy position is located at about theE v +1.2 eV level position instead of the neededE v +0.6 eV position. Therefore, the validity of the amphoteric-defect model is in doubt. We have proposed a simple criterion for determining the Fermi-level pinning position in the deeper part of the GaAs band gap due to two oppositely charged point-defect species, which should be useful in the future.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01540114
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