Determination of background doping polarity of unintentionally doped semiconductor layers

We present a method of determining the background doping type in semiconductors using capacitance–voltage measurements on overetched double mesa p–i–n or n–i–p structures. Unlike Hall measurements, this method is not limited by the conductivity of the substrate. By measuring the capacitance of devic...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied physics letters 2020-02, Vol.116 (7)
Hauptverfasser: Fink, D. R., Lee, S., Kodati, S. H., Rogers, V., Ronningen, T. J., Winslow, M., Grein, C. H., Jones, A. H., Campbell, J. C., Klem, J. F., Krishna, S.
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Zusammenfassung:We present a method of determining the background doping type in semiconductors using capacitance–voltage measurements on overetched double mesa p–i–n or n–i–p structures. Unlike Hall measurements, this method is not limited by the conductivity of the substrate. By measuring the capacitance of devices with varying top and bottom mesa sizes, we were able to conclusively determine which mesa contained the p–n junction, revealing the polarity of the intrinsic layer. This method, when demonstrated on GaSb p–i–n and n–i–p structures, concluded that the material is residually doped p-type, which is well established by other sources. The method was then applied to a 10 monolayer InAs/10 monolayer AlSb superlattice, for which the doping polarity was unknown, and indicated that this material is also p-type.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.5142377