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http://dx.doi.org/10.3952/lithjphys.47322
Open access article / Atviros prieigos straipsnis
Lith. J. Phys. 47, 303–308 (2007)
RECOMBINATION PECULIARITIES IN
DOPED Ge*
E. Gaubasa, A. Uleckasa, J. Vanhellemontb,
and A. Theuwisc,d
aInstitute of Materials Science and Applied
Research, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio 10, LT-10223, Vilnius
E-mail: eugenijus.gaubas@ff.vu.lt
bDepartment of Solid State Sciences, Ghent
University, Krijgslaan 281 S1, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
cUmicore Electro-Optic Materials, Watertorenstraat
33, B-2250 Olen, Belgium
dPresent address: AMI Semiconductor Belgium
BVBA, Westerring 15, B-9700 Oudenaarde, Belgium
Received 9 July 2007
Peculiarities of recombination
processes in Czochralski (Cz) grown Ge wafers of n- and p-type
material are investigated. Recombination characteristics in n-Ge
implanted with Co, Fe, Ti, Ni, and Cr are studied before and after
annealing. A decrease of the carrier lifetime with increasing
doping density has been observed both for n- and p-type
Ge using the same excitation level. This decrease is analysed by
assuming an increase of the concentration of recombination centres
with increasing doping density. Introduction of metal impurities
by ion implantation leads to a decrease of carrier lifetime
values. The increase of lifetime with increasing excitation level
in the metal-implanted samples implies the formation of
acceptor-like slow recombination centres. A photoconductivity
quenching effect has been observed in all the implanted samples
indicating the existence of centres of fast recombination, related
with metal implants, competing with those of slow recombination.
Keywords: recombination,
photoconductivity quenching, germanium
PACS: 61.72.Ji, 61.82.Fk, 72.40.+w
*The report presented at the 37th Lithuanian National Physics
Conference, 11–13 June 2007, Vilnius, Lithuania.
REKOMBINACIJOS YPATUMAI
GERMANYJE SU PRIEMAIŠOMIS
E. Gaubasa, A. Uleckasa, J. Vanhellemontb,
A. Theuwisc,d
aVilniaus universiteto Medžiagotyros ir taikomųjų
mokslų institutas, Vilnius, Lietuva
bGento universitetas, Gentas, Belgija
cUmicore Electro-Optic Materials, Olen, Belgija
dAMI Semiconductor Belgium BVBA, Oudenaarde,
Belgija
Nenuostoviosios mikrobangų sugerties metodu
ištirta skirtingų metalų ir jų koncentracijų įtaka krūvininkų
gyvavimo trukmei germanyje. Stebėti ir ištirti krūvininkų
prilipimo, fotolaidumo gesinimo reiškiniai, taip pat išnagrinėta
implantuotais metalais sukurtų rekombinacijos procesus nulemiančių
defektų kaita, keičiant bandinių iškaitinimo temperatūrą.
Atskleista sudėtinga defektų lygmenų, – išeities medžiagos ir
priskirtinų implantams, – sistema, lemianti krūvininkų prilipimo
ir rekombinacijos vyksmus. Tai sukelia rekombinacijos srautų
persiskirtymą ir fotolaidumo charakteristikų netiesiškumo bei
fotolaidumo gesinimo reiškinius, kurie mažina pagrindinių
krūvininkų koncentraciją ir gyvavimo trukmę.
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