LOW-TEMPERATURE ANNEALING OF ION-IMPLANTATION-INDUCED DEFECTS IN GAAS BY MINORITY-CARRIER INJECTION

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WADA, K
NAKANISHI, H
YAMADA, K
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[1] NTT LSI Laboratories, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-01
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10.1063/1.110470
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O59 [应用物理学];
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This letter demonstrates that minority-carrier injection entirely removes ion-implantation-induced defects in GaAs at temperatures as low as 200-degrees-C, where no annealing is observed as a result of a simple thermal annealing. The enhancement mechanism is discussed within the framework of recombination-enhanced defect reaction. The present findings have opened the door to ''room temperature semiconductor material processing.''
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