ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
The effects of vanadium doping on the electrical and optical properties of GaAs were systematically studied in melt-grown crystals prepared by the liquid-encapsulated Czochralski and horizontal Bridgman techniques and in epitaxial crystals prepared by liquid-phase electroepitaxy. By employing deep-level transient spectroscopy, Hall-effect measurements and the V2+(3d3) and V3+(3d2) intracenter optical-absorption spectra, one vanadium-related level was identified in all crystals, i.e., the substitutional-vanadium acceptor level (V3+/V2+) at 0.15±0.01 eV below the bottom of the conduction band. From the absorption measurements we conclude that the vanadium (V4+/V3+) donor level must be located within the valence band. Because of its energy position, the above level cannot account for the reported semi-insulating properties of V-doped GaAs. We observed no midgap levels resulting from vanadium-impurity (defect) complexes. The high resistivity reported for certain V-doped GaAs crystals must result from indirect effects of vanadium, such as the gettering of shallow-level impurities.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.339174
