Majority carrier capture cross section determination in the large deep trap concentration cases

A method to determine the thermal cross section of a deep level from capacitance measurements is reported. The results enable us to explain the nonexponential behavior of the capacitance versus capture time when the trap concentration is not negligible with respect to that of the shallow one, and th...

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Autores: Morante i Lleonart, Joan Ramon, Samitier i Martí, Josep, Cornet i Calveras, Albert, Herms Berenguer, Atilà, Cartujo Estébanez, Pedro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1986
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/32215
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/32215
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Materials
Estructura electrònica
Matèria condensada
Electronic structure
Condensed matter
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Sumario:A method to determine the thermal cross section of a deep level from capacitance measurements is reported. The results enable us to explain the nonexponential behavior of the capacitance versus capture time when the trap concentration is not negligible with respect to that of the shallow one, and the Debye tail effects are taken into account. A figure of merit for the nonexponential behavior of the capture process is shown and discussed for different situations of doping and applied bias. We have also considered the influence of the position of the trap level"s energy on the nonexponentiality of the capture transient. The experimental results are given for the gold acceptor level in silicon and for the DX center in Al0.55 Ga0.45As, which are in good agreement with the developed theory.