Nitrogen-induced enhancement of the free electron concentration in sulfur implanted GaNxAs1-x

K. M. Yu*, W. Walukiewicz, W. Shan, J. Wu, J. W. Ager, E. E. Haller, J. F. Geisz, M. C. Ridgway

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    Abstract

    We have achieved a large increase of the activation efficiency of sulfur atoms implanted into GaNxAs1-x thin films. For thin films with only 0.8% N content, we find a maximum free electron concentration of >6×1018cm-3 for implanted S concentration higher than 1019cm-3, about 20 times larger than that in semi-insulating GaAs implanted and annealed under the same conditions. This large increase of the free electron concentration can be quantitatively explained with the recently developed band anticrossing model.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2858-2860
    Number of pages3
    JournalApplied Physics Letters
    Volume77
    Issue number18
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 30 Oct 2000

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