Pressure induced deep gap state of oxygen in GaN

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作者
Wetzel, C
Suski, T
Ager, JW
Weber, ER
Haller, EE
Fischer, S
Meyer, BK
Molnar, RJ
Perlin, P
机构
[1] LAWRENCE BERKELEY LAB,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[2] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[3] UNIV GIESSEN,INST PHYS 1,D-35392 GIESSEN,GERMANY
[4] MIT,LINCOLN LAB,DIV SOLID STATE,LEXINGTON,MA 02173
[5] UNIV NEW MEXICO,CTR HIGH TECHNOL MAT,ALBUQUERQUE,NM 87131
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.3923
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摘要
O and Si donors in GaN are studied by Raman spectroscopy under hydrostatic pressure p. The ground state of O is found to transfer from a shallow level to a deep gap state at p >20 GPa reminiscent of DX centers in GaAs. Transferred to AlxGa1-xN we predict that O induces a deep gap state for x >0.40. In GaN:Si no such state is induced up to the highest pressure obtained (p=25 GPa) equivalent to x=0.56 in AlxGa1-xN and possibly higher. We attribute this distinction to the lattice sites of the dopants. O substituting for N is found to be the origin of high free electron concentration in bulk GaN crystals.
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