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Impurity Band Conduction in Si-doped \b{eta}-Ga2O3 Films

Materials Science 2021-03-17 v1

Abstract

By combining temperature-dependent resistivity and Hall effect measurements, we investigate donor state energy in Si-doped \b{eta}-Ga2O3 films grown using metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE). High magnetic field Hall effect measurements (H = +/-90 kOe) showed non-linear Hall resistance for T < 150 K revealing two-band conduction. Further analyses revealed carrier freeze-out characteristics in both bands yielding donor state energies of ~ 33.7 and ~ 45.6 meV. The former is consistent with the donor energy of Si in \b{eta}-Ga2O3 whereas the latter suggests a residual donor state, likely associated with a DX center. This study provides a critical insight into the impurity band conduction and the defect energy states in \b{eta}-Ga2O3 using high-field magnetotransport measurements.

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@article{arxiv.2010.00193,
  title  = {Impurity Band Conduction in Si-doped \b{eta}-Ga2O3 Films},
  author = {Anil Kumar Rajapitamahuni and Laxman Raju Thoutam and Praneeth Ranga and Sriram Krishnamoorthy and Bharat Jalan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.00193},
  year   = {2021}
}

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