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Title: Capacitance behavior of InAlN Schottky diodes in presence of large concentrations of shallow and deep states related to oxygen

Abstract

The capacitance-voltage-temperature characteristics of nonintentionally doped In{sub 0.16}Al{sub 0.84 }N/n{sup +}-GaN Schottky diodes were measured at 1 MHz and in the 90–400 K range. They are discussed in the framework of existing theories, which properly treat the Poisson's equation, especially near the edge of the space-charge region, the so-called transition region. The concentration of a shallow donor and of a deep DX-like center, previously reported, is properly determined. The key parameter to discuss the temperature dependence of the capacitance is the ratio between the frequency of the small ac modulating signal and the temperature-dependent emission rate associated to each level. The capacitance-voltage C-V{sub a} curves were successfully fitted using a three parameters expression over the full range of temperatures. The concentration of both shallow and deep levels exceeds a few 10{sup 18} cm{sup −3}. Based on secondary ion mass spectrometry profiling, we assign both levels to the dominant oxygen impurity. This result supports our previous assignment of the shallow donor to a substitutional oxygen atom on a nitrogen site and the deep state to an O-related DX center, naturally explaining its high concentration. The sluggish kinetics at low temperatures, associated to the large concentration of deep levels located near the transition region, is illustratedmore » by hysteresis loops in the C-V{sub a} curves below 270 K. Furthermore, the contribution of free carriers to the capacitance is revealed below 150 K, when both shallow and deep donors cannot respond anymore due to an emission rate lower than the 1 MHz modulating frequency. Finally, the presence of a highly doped thin surface barrier, as already reported in other III-nitrides, finds further support.« less

Authors:
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  1. Institute of Condensed Matter Physics (ICMP), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne (Switzerland)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22410194
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Applied Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 117; Journal Issue: 18; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; CAPACITANCE; CHARGE CARRIERS; CONCENTRATION RATIO; DOPED MATERIALS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; GALLIUM NITRIDES; HYSTERESIS; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; MHZ RANGE; POISSON EQUATION; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SPACE CHARGE; SURFACES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE

Citation Formats

Py, M. A., E-mail: marcel.py@epfl.ch, Lugani, L., Taniyasu, Y., Carlin, J. -F., and Grandjean, N. Capacitance behavior of InAlN Schottky diodes in presence of large concentrations of shallow and deep states related to oxygen. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4919846.
Py, M. A., E-mail: marcel.py@epfl.ch, Lugani, L., Taniyasu, Y., Carlin, J. -F., & Grandjean, N. Capacitance behavior of InAlN Schottky diodes in presence of large concentrations of shallow and deep states related to oxygen. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4919846
Py, M. A., E-mail: marcel.py@epfl.ch, Lugani, L., Taniyasu, Y., Carlin, J. -F., and Grandjean, N. 2015. "Capacitance behavior of InAlN Schottky diodes in presence of large concentrations of shallow and deep states related to oxygen". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4919846.
@article{osti_22410194,
title = {Capacitance behavior of InAlN Schottky diodes in presence of large concentrations of shallow and deep states related to oxygen},
author = {Py, M. A., E-mail: marcel.py@epfl.ch and Lugani, L. and Taniyasu, Y. and Carlin, J. -F. and Grandjean, N.},
abstractNote = {The capacitance-voltage-temperature characteristics of nonintentionally doped In{sub 0.16}Al{sub 0.84 }N/n{sup +}-GaN Schottky diodes were measured at 1 MHz and in the 90–400 K range. They are discussed in the framework of existing theories, which properly treat the Poisson's equation, especially near the edge of the space-charge region, the so-called transition region. The concentration of a shallow donor and of a deep DX-like center, previously reported, is properly determined. The key parameter to discuss the temperature dependence of the capacitance is the ratio between the frequency of the small ac modulating signal and the temperature-dependent emission rate associated to each level. The capacitance-voltage C-V{sub a} curves were successfully fitted using a three parameters expression over the full range of temperatures. The concentration of both shallow and deep levels exceeds a few 10{sup 18} cm{sup −3}. Based on secondary ion mass spectrometry profiling, we assign both levels to the dominant oxygen impurity. This result supports our previous assignment of the shallow donor to a substitutional oxygen atom on a nitrogen site and the deep state to an O-related DX center, naturally explaining its high concentration. The sluggish kinetics at low temperatures, associated to the large concentration of deep levels located near the transition region, is illustrated by hysteresis loops in the C-V{sub a} curves below 270 K. Furthermore, the contribution of free carriers to the capacitance is revealed below 150 K, when both shallow and deep donors cannot respond anymore due to an emission rate lower than the 1 MHz modulating frequency. Finally, the presence of a highly doped thin surface barrier, as already reported in other III-nitrides, finds further support.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4919846},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22410194}, journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
issn = {0021-8979},
number = 18,
volume = 117,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Thu May 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}