Achieving highly conductive AlGaN alloys with high Al contents

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Nam, KB [1 ]
Li, J [1 ]
Nakarmi, ML [1 ]
Lin, JY [1 ]
Jiang, HX [1 ]
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[1] Kansas State Univ, Dept Phys, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
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10.1063/1.1492316
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Si-doped n-type AlxGa1-xN alloys were grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition on sapphire substrates. We have achieved highly conductive n-type AlxGa1-xN alloys for x up to 0.7. A conductivity (resistivity) value of 6.7 Omega(-1) cm(-1) (0.15 Omega cm) (with free electron concentration 2.1x10(18) cm(-3) and mobility of 20 cm(2)/Vs at room temperature) has been achieved for Al0.65Ga0.35N, as confirmed by Hall-effect measurements. Our experimental results also revealed that (i) the conductivity of AlxGa1-xN alloys continuously increases with an increase of Si doping level for a fixed value of Al content and (ii) there exists a critical Si-dopant concentration of about 1x10(18) cm(-3) that is needed to convert insulating AlxGa1-xN with high Al content (xgreater than or equal to0.4) to n-type. (C) 2002 American Institute of Physics.
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