ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF LATERAL P-N-JUNCTIONS GROWN ON (111)A GAAS NONPLANAR SUBSTRATES BY MOLECULAR-BEAM EPITAXY

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作者
INAI, M
YAMAMOTO, T
FUJII, M
TAKEBE, T
KOBAYASHI, K
机构
[1] ATR Optical and Radio Communications Research Laboratories, Kyoto, 619-02, 2-2 Hikaridai, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1993年 / 32卷 / 1B期
关键词
(111)A GAAS; NONPLANAR SUBSTRATE; LATERAL P-N JUNCTION; C-V; GRADED JUNCTION; GA ADATOM MIGRATION; SI DELTA-DOPING; INTERBAND TUNNELING;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.32.523
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Electrical characteristics of lateral p-n junctions grown on (111)A GaAs nonplanar substrates by molecular beam epitaxy are investigated. According to current-voltage and capacitance-voltage measurements, it is clarified that uniformly Si-doped lateral p-n junctions have graded doping profiles at the intersection between the (111)A flat plane and (311)A side slope, and the lateral p-n interface becomes steeper with decreasing growth temperature. In the delta-doped lateral p-n junction, negative resistance is observed in the current-voltage characteristics. Assuming it is due to interband tunneling, we consider that the delta-doped lateral p-n junction has a steeper interface than the uniformly doped lateral p-n junctions. These junction characteristics are discussed in relation to the surface migration of Ga adatoms.
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页码:523 / 527
页数:5
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