Author:
Barbosa Marcelo B.,Correia João Guilherme,Lorenz Katharina,Lopes Armandina M. L.,Oliveira Gonçalo N. P.,Fenta Abel S.,Schell Juliana,Teixeira Ricardo,Nogales Emilio,Méndez Bianchi,Stroppa Alessandro,Araújo João Pedro
Abstract
AbstractFinding suitable p-type dopants, as well as reliable doping and characterization methods for the emerging wide bandgap semiconductor $$\beta$$
β
-$${\mathrm{Ga}_{2}\mathrm{O}_{3}}$$
Ga
2
O
3
could strongly influence and contribute to the development of the next generation of power electronics. In this work, we combine easily accessible ion implantation, diffusion and nuclear transmutation methods to properly incorporate the Cd dopant into the $$\beta$$
β
-$${\mathrm{Ga}_{2}\mathrm{O}_{3}}$$
Ga
2
O
3
lattice, being subsequently characterized at the atomic scale with the Perturbed Angular Correlation (PAC) technique and Density Functional Theory (DFT) simulations. The acceptor character of Cd in $$\beta$$
β
-$${\mathrm{Ga}_{2}\mathrm{O}_{3}}$$
Ga
2
O
3
is demonstrated, with Cd sitting in the octahedral Ga site having a negative charge state, showing no evidence of polaron deformations nor extra point defects nearby. The possibility to determine the charge state of Cd will allow assessing the doping type, in particular proving p-type character, without the need for ohmic contacts. Furthermore, a possible approach for contactless charge mobility studies is demonstrated, revealing thermally activated free electrons for temperatures above $$\sim$$
∼
648 K with an activation energy of 0.54(1) and local electron transport dominated by a tunneling process between defect levels and the Cd probes at lower temperatures.
Funder
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
European Commission
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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