Acceptor activation of Mg-doped GaN by microwave treatment

Shoou Jinn Chang, Yan Kuin Su, Tzong Liang Tsai, Chung Ying Chang, Chih Lih Chiang, Chih Sung Chang, Tzer Peng Chen, Kuo Hsin Huang

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Abstract

A microwave treatment method different from thermal annealing and low-energy electron beam irradiation was proposed to activate Mg dopants in p-type GaN epitaxial layer. From photoluminescence spectra and Hall effect measurements, it was shown that microwave treatment is a very effective way to activate the acceptors in Mg-doped p-type GaN layer. The activation of Mg dopant in p-type GaN layer may be explained as the breaking of magnesium-hydrogen bonding due to the microwave energy absorption.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)312-313
Number of pages2
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume78
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2001 Jan 15

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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