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Carrier Compensation Mechanism in Wide Bandgap II-VI Semiconductors

Research Project

Project/Area Number 08455001
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Applied materials science/Crystal engineering
Research InstitutionTohoku University

Principal Investigator

ZHU Zigiung  TOHOKU University, Institute for Materials Research Research Associate, 金属材料研究所, 助手 (10243601)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) LU Fang  TOHOKU University, Institute for Materials Research, Research Associate, 金属材料研究所, 助手 (70281988)
YAO Takafumi  TOHOKU University, Institute for Materials Research, Professor, 金属材料研究所, 教授 (60230182)
王 杰  東北大学, 金属材料研究所, 助手 (60281987)
Project Period (FY) 1996 – 1997
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1997)
Budget Amount *help
¥7,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥1,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥5,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,400,000)
KeywordsII-VI Semiconductor / P-type ZnSe / Carrier Compensation Mechanism / Optical spectroscopy / Electrical Characterization / Ion Beam Analysis / Compensation Model / Energy Level Diagram for ZnSe : N / II-VI族半導体 / P型ZnSe / イオンピーム法 / ZnSe:N準位図 / ZnSe / p型半導体 / 窒素ドープ / ホール濃度 / 補償機構
Research Abstract

There has been a lomg history of attempts to achieve reliable p-type wide bandgap II-VI semiconductors Park et al.and Ohkawa et al.were the first to successfully dope ZnSe grown by MBE using active nitrogen as a dopant and this important step led to the first demonstration of II-VI blue-green laser diodes. IIowever, the key issue remains how to achieve high conductivity p-type materials and pinpoints the mechanism of hole compensation. In this study, the identification and characterization of impurity levels in ZnSe : N have been extensively made by means of high resolution spectroscopy, photoluminescent excitation, selective photoluminescent excitation, deep level spectroscopy.
Over the past few years nitrogen has been found to be the best dopant in the production of p-type ZnSe by MBE.The mechanism of compensation appears to be the formation of this new type of donor center with a binding energy of 57meV.Evidence for the deep donor comes from the appearance of the DAP lines in the PL, … More spectra from ZnSe : N with a high N concentration. Additionally, a donor with a binding energy of 88meV and an acceptor with a binding energy of 170meV have been found in highly doped ZnSe : N through detailed optical studie. The energy lovel diagram has been proposed for N-doped ZnSe.
The caues of the compensation phenomenon have been attributed experimentally and theoretically to a number of origins : (i) compensation by native point defects (eg.a donor-type complex defect consisting of an N-acceptor and a selenium vacancy on a next nearest neighbor site (N_<Se>-Zn-V_<Se>) ; (ii) compensation by N clusters, for instance, a double donor consisting of a N acceptor and a N atom on adjacent Zn site (N_<Se>-N_<Zn>) ; (iii) compensation by N atoms at interstitial sites (N_<int>) ; and (iv) strong lattice relaxation. In addition, the nitrogen could form deep instead of shallow acceptors such as (N_<Se>-Zn-N_<Se>). The origins of the deep donor and acceptor centers found in the optical studies have been correlated to these N-associated complex defects and proposed. Less

Report

(3 results)
  • 1997 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1996 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (23 results)

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All Publications (23 results)

  • [Publications] Z.Zhu: "Compensating Processes in nitrogen S-doped ZnSe layers by photoluminesceence and photoluminescence exciting spectroscopy" Journal of Crystal Growth. 159. 248-251 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] T.Yao: "Nitrogen doping and Carrier compensation in P-ZnSe" Journal of Crystal Growth. 159. 214-220 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] H.D.Jung: "Carrier Concentration cnhancement of P-type ZnSe and ZnS by co-doping with active nitrogen and tellurium by using a s-doping" Applied physixs Letters. 70(9). 1143-1145 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] F.Lu: "photoinduced admittance spectroscopy to detect the shallow electron traps in nitrogen-doped highly compensated ZnSe" Journal of Crystal Growth. 8(15). 2425-2528 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S.Q.Wang: "Electronic States in ZnSe/ZnTe type-II superlatlice studio by capacitance transient spectroscopy" Journal of Crystal Growth. 82. 3402-3407 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K.A.Prior: "Compensation in p-type ZnSe based semiconductors" Materials Science&Engineering B-Solid state Materials for Aduanced Technology. 43. 9-15 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Z.Zhu: "Properties of Wide Bandgap II-VI Semiconductors" The Institute of Electrical Engineers,London,United Kindon, 247 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Z.Zhu: "Compensating processes in nitrogen delta-doped ZnSe layrs by photoluminescence and photoluminescence exciting spectroscopy" Journal of Crystal Growth. 159. 248-251 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] T.Yao: "Nitrogen doping and carrier Compensation in P-Znse" Journal of Crystal Growth. 159. 214-220 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] H.D.Jung: "Carrier concentration enhancement of P-type ZnSe and ZnS by Co-doping with active nitrogen and tellurium by using a delta-doping technique" Applied Physics Letters. 70 (9). 1143-1145 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] F.Lu: "photoinduced admittance spectroscopy to detect the shallow electron traps in nitrogen-doped highly compensated ZnSe" Journal of Applied Physics. 82. 3402-3407 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K.A.Prior: "Compensation in P-type ZnSe based Semiconductors" Materials Science & Engineering B-Solid State Materials for Advanced Technology. 43. 9-15 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Z.Zhu: Properties of Wide Bandgap II-VI Semiconductors. The Institute of Electrical Engineering, London, United, Kindom, 247 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Z.Zhu: "Compensating processes in nitrogen δ-doped ZnSe layers by photoluminescence and photoluminescence excition spectroscopy" Journal of Crystal Growth. 159. 248-251 (1996)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] T.Yao and Z.Zhn: "Nitrogen doping and carrier compensation in P-ZnSe" Journal of Crystal Growth. 159. 214-220 (1996)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Z.Zhu: "Carrier concentration enhancement of P-type ZnSe and ZnS by co-doping with active nitrogen and tellurium by using a δ-doping" Applied physics Letters. 70(9). 1143-1145 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] F.Ln, Z.Zhu, T.Yao: "Photoinduced admittance spectroscopy to detect the shallow electron traps in nitrogen-doped highly Compensated ZnSe" Journal of Applied Physics. 81(5). 2425-2428 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Z.Zhu: "Electronic states in ZnSe/ZnTe type-II superlattice studed by Capacitance transient spectroscopy" Journal of Applied Physics. 82. 3402-3407 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Z.Zhn: "Compensation in P-type ZnSe based semiconductors" Materials Science & Engineering B-Solid state Materialas for Advanced Technology. 43. 9-15 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Z.Zhu and T.Yao: "Properties of Wide Bandgap II-VI Semiconductors" The lnstitute of Electrical Engineers London,United Kindom, 247 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] H. D. Jung: "Carrier concentration enhancement of P-type ZnSe and ZnS by co-doping with active nitrogen and tellurium by using a δ-doping technique" Applied Physics Letters. (発表予定). (1997)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] F. Lu: "Photoinduced admittance spectroscopy to detect the shallow electron traps in nitrogen-doped highly compensated ZnSe" Journal of Applied Physics. (発表予定). (1997)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] "Properties of Wide Bandgap II-VI Semiconductors" The Institution of Electrical Engineers, London, United Kingdom, 247- (1996)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report

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