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Effect of the arsenic cracking zone temperature on the efficiency of arsenic incorporation in CdHgTe films in molecular-beam epitaxy

Journal Article · · Semiconductors
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  1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch (Russian Federation)
Cd{sub x}Hg{sub 1-x}Te films with x {approx} 0.22 and thickness of {approx}10 {mu}m have been grown by molecular-beam epitaxy on gallium arsenide substrates and doped in situ with arsenic. Activation annealing of doped films provided p-type conduction with a hole density of up to 10{sup 17} cm{sup -3}. The influence exerted by the arsenic cracking zone temperature on the efficiency of arsenic incorporation into the CdHgTe film was studied. A model describing the dependence of the arsenic concentration in the films on the arsenic cracking zone temperature was suggested. A comparison of the model and the experimental data demonstrated that the incorporation efficiency of diatomic arsenic is approximately two orders of magnitude higher than that of tetratomic arsenic.
OSTI ID:
21255666
Journal Information:
Semiconductors, Journal Name: Semiconductors Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 42; ISSN SMICES; ISSN 1063-7826
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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