Thermal Annealing Characteristics of Si and Mg-implanted GaN Thin Films
Title | Thermal Annealing Characteristics of Si and Mg-implanted GaN Thin Films |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1995 |
Authors | James S Chan, Nathan W Cheung, Lawrence F Schloss, Erin C Jones, William S Wong, Nathan Newman, Xiaohong Liu, Eicke R Weber, A. Gassman, Michael D Rubin |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 68 |
Start Page | 2702 |
Issue | 19 |
Pagination | 2702-2704 |
Date Published | 03/1996 |
ISSN | 0003-6951 |
Keywords | annealing, crystal doping, defect states, electrical properties, gallium nitrides, ion implantation, magnesium additions, microstructure, silicon additions |
Abstract | In this letter, we report the results of ion implantation of GaN using 28Si and 23Mg species. Structural and electrical characterizations of the GaN thin films after thermal annealing show that native defects in the GaN films dominate over implant doping effects. The formation energies of the annealing induced defects are estimated to range from 1.4 to 3.6 eV. A 30 keV10^14 cm-2 Mg implant results in the decrease of the free-carrier concentration by three orders of magnitude compared to unimplanted GaN up to an annealing temperature of 690 °C. Furthermore, we have observed the correlation between these annealing-induced defects to both improved optical and electrical properties. |
DOI | 10.1063/1.116314 |
LBNL Report Number | LBL-37372 |