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Effect of Trap Levels and Defect Inhomogeneities on Carrier Transport in SiC Crystals and Radiation Detectors

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Kažukauskas V., Kalendra V., Vaitkus J.

Acta Physica Polonica A

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2005

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vol. 107

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issue 2

333-339

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We present investigation of carrier transport and trapping in 4H-SiC single crystals and high-energy radiation detectors. SiC detectors were produced from bulk vanadium-compensated semi-insulating single crystal 4H-SiC and provided with nickel ohmic and titanium Schottky contacts. The prevailing defect levels were revealed by means of thermally stimulated current and thermally stimulated depolarization methods and their advanced modification - multiple heating technique. From I-V measurements a Schottky barrier height of≈1.9 eV was found. In 4H-SiC:Va the following thermal activation values were deduced: 0.18-0.19 eV, 0.20-0.22 eV, 0.3-0.32 eV, 0.33 -0.41 eV, and 0.63 eV. The maximum with activation energy of 0.33-0.41 eV appears below 125 K and most probably is caused by thermal carrier generation from defect levels. In contrast, the first three maxima with lowest activation energies, which appear at higher temperatures, are likely associated with material inhomogeneities causing potential fluctuations of the band gap. The existence of different polarization sources in different temperature ranges is also demonstrated by thermally stimulated depolarization.

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Investigation of Carrier Transport in GaN Single Crystals and Radiation Detectors by Thermally Stimulated Methods

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Kažukauskas V., Kalendra V., Vaitkus J.

Acta Physica Polonica A

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2005

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vol. 107

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issue 2

340-345

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We investigated single crystals of GaN and thin film GaN radiation detectors by thermally stimulated currents and thermally stimulated depolarization methods in order to characterize carrier transport properties as influenced by material defect structure. In thick GaN no expressed structure of the thermally stimulated current spectra was observed in the temperature range from 100 K up to 350 K, which could be characteristic of the thermal carrier generation from trap levels. The experimental facts imply that the thermally stimulated current spectra might be caused not by carrier generation, but it could be due to thermal mobility changes. Therefore we had applied the numerical analysis by taking into account carrier scattering by ionized impurities and phonons. It was found that mobility limited by ionized impurities varies as T^{2.8} and lattice scattering causes the dependence T^{-3.5}. The highest mobility values were up to 1550 cm^2/(V s) at 148-153 K. Such high values indicate relatively good quality of the single GaN thick crystals. In high resistivity GaN detectors irradiated by high doses of high-energy neutrons and X-rays current instabilities were observed which could be caused by the change of carrier drift paths in a highly disordered matter. A model of carrier percolation transport is presented.

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Influence of Irradiation by High-Energy Protons on GaN Detectors

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Kažukauskas V., Kalendra V., Vaitkus J., Jasiulionis R.

Acta Physica Polonica A

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2008

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vol. 113

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issue 3

1013-1016

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We had investigated effects of the irradiation by 24 GeV protons with doses ranging from 1×10^{14} up to 1×10^{16} p/cm^2 on the properties of GaN ionising radiation detectors. In theγ-spectra of the samples radiation of ^7Be, ^{22}Na, and other long-lived radionuclides with A <70 was identified. Their activities were proportional to the irradiation dozes. Device contact properties were analysed by current-voltage I-V dependences. Created defects were revealed by the thermally stimulated defect spectroscopy. In the less irradiated samples the following values of the effective thermal activation energies were found: 0.12-0.16 eV, 0.18-0.22 eV, 0.35-0.42 eV, and 0.84-0.94 eV. Meanwhile, in the detectors irradiated with the highest doses only current growth with the activation energy of about 0.8-1.0 eV could be identified. Effects of percolation transport in disordered media were proved in the irradiated material.

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Effect of Trap Levels and Defect Inhomogeneities on Carrier Transport in SiC Crystals and Radiation Detectors

Investigation of Carrier Transport in GaN Single Crystals and Radiation Detectors by Thermally Stimulated Methods

Influence of Irradiation by High-Energy Protons on GaN Detectors