The defects in Si-doped ε-Ga2O3 epitaxial layers have been investigated by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. The results show that Si doping introduces a single, paramagnetic defect, attributed to Si incorporation on the tetrahedral gallium lattice site. It is a spin S = 1/2 center with an axial g tensor with principal values of g//c = 1.9573 and g⊥c = 1.9591. The temperature dependence of the EPR parameter demonstrates that it is a shallow effective mass donor, which is at the origin of the n-type conductivity. The EPR spectrum is modified by motional narrowing effects, the analysis of which allows one to reveal different transport regimes, including localization, hopping conductivity, and ionization in the conduction band when the temperature is raised from T = 4 K to room temperature. Partial electrical compensation and donor clustering are equally evidenced by the EPR results, which are confirmed by correlated electrical transport measurements. Silicon is thus a promising dopant for the formation of highly conductive n-type ε-Ga2O3.

Conduction mechanism and shallow donor properties in silicon-doped ɛ-Ga2O3 thin films: An electron paramagnetic resonance study / von Bardeleben, H. J.; Cantin, J. L.; Parisini, A.; Bosio, A.; Fornari, R.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW MATERIALS. - ISSN 2475-9953. - 3:8(2019), p. 084601. [10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.084601]

Conduction mechanism and shallow donor properties in silicon-doped ɛ-Ga2O3 thin films: An electron paramagnetic resonance study

Parisini, A.;Bosio, A.;Fornari, R.
2019-01-01

Abstract

The defects in Si-doped ε-Ga2O3 epitaxial layers have been investigated by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. The results show that Si doping introduces a single, paramagnetic defect, attributed to Si incorporation on the tetrahedral gallium lattice site. It is a spin S = 1/2 center with an axial g tensor with principal values of g//c = 1.9573 and g⊥c = 1.9591. The temperature dependence of the EPR parameter demonstrates that it is a shallow effective mass donor, which is at the origin of the n-type conductivity. The EPR spectrum is modified by motional narrowing effects, the analysis of which allows one to reveal different transport regimes, including localization, hopping conductivity, and ionization in the conduction band when the temperature is raised from T = 4 K to room temperature. Partial electrical compensation and donor clustering are equally evidenced by the EPR results, which are confirmed by correlated electrical transport measurements. Silicon is thus a promising dopant for the formation of highly conductive n-type ε-Ga2O3.
2019
Conduction mechanism and shallow donor properties in silicon-doped ɛ-Ga2O3 thin films: An electron paramagnetic resonance study / von Bardeleben, H. J.; Cantin, J. L.; Parisini, A.; Bosio, A.; Fornari, R.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW MATERIALS. - ISSN 2475-9953. - 3:8(2019), p. 084601. [10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.084601]
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11381/2861910
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus 18
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 15
social impact