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Deep Level Defect Studies in Mocvd-Grown InxGa1−sAs1−yNy Films Lattice-Matched to GaAs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Daewon Kwon ,
R. J. Kaplar ,
J. J. Boeckl ,
S. A. Ringel ,
A. A. Allerman ,
Steven R. Kurtz  and
E. D. Jones
Daewon Kwon
Affiliation:
The Ohio State University, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Columbus, OH 43081-1272, [email protected]
R. J. Kaplar
Affiliation:
The Ohio State University, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Columbus, OH 43081-1272, [email protected]
J. J. Boeckl
Affiliation:
The Ohio State University, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Columbus, OH 43081-1272, [email protected]
S. A. Ringel
Affiliation:
The Ohio State University, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Columbus, OH 43081-1272, [email protected]
A. A. Allerman
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Steven R. Kurtz
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
E. D. Jones
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
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Abstract

Deep level defects in MOCVD-grown, unintentionally doped p-type InGaAsN films lattice matched to GaAs were investigated using deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) measurements. As-grown p-InGaAsN showed broad DLTS spectra suggesting that there exists a broad distribution of defect states within the band-gap. Moreover, the trap densities exceeded 1015 cm−3. Cross sectional transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements showed no evidence for threading dislocations within the TEM resolution limit of 107 cm−2. A set of samples was annealed after growth for 1800 seconds at 650 °C to investigate the thermal stability of the traps. The DLTS spectra of the annealed samples simplified considerably, revealing three distinct hole trap levels with energy levels of 0.10 eV, 0.23 eV, and 0.48 eV above the valence band edge with trap concentrations of 3.5 × 1014 cm−3, 3.8 × 1014 cm−3, and 8.2 × 1014 cm−3, respectively. Comparison of as-grown and annealed DLTS spectra showed that post-growth annealing effectively reduced the total trap concentration by an order of magnitude across the bandgap. However, the concentration of a trap with an energy level of 0.48 eV was not affected by annealing indicating a higher thermal stability for this trap as compared with the overall distribution of shallow and deep traps.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 535: Symposium D/I – III-V and IV-IV Materials & Processing Challenges for Highly… , 1998 , 59
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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