The activation of Mg in GaN by annealing with minority-carrier injection

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Miyachi, M [1 ]
Tanaka, T [1 ]
Kimura, Y [1 ]
Ota, H [1 ]
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[1] Pioneer Elect Corp, Corp Res & Dev Labs, Tsurugashima, Saitama 350, Japan
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10.1063/1.120936
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The activation of a Mg acceptor in GaN, by means of annealing under minority-carrier injection, is observed at a temperature above 300 degrees C. This activation is carried on with hydrogen left in the layer. The p-type GaN layers activated by this treatment are repassivated by additional annealing in an open-circuit configuration even in inert gas, and then reactivated by annealing under minority-carrier injection. Hydrogen remaining in the layer seems to play a major role in this reversible phenomenon. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.
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