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We present a study of germanium as n-type dopant in wurtzite GaN films grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy, reaching carrier concentrations of up to 6.7E20 cm-3 at 300K, well beyond the Mott density. The Ge concentration and…
We investigated the optical properties of epitaxial \textit{n}-type ZnO films grown on lattice-matched ScAlMgO$_4$ substrates. As the Ga doping concentration increased up to $6 \times 10^{20}$ cm$^{-3}$, the absorption edge showed a…
The effect of Mg $\delta$-doping on the structural, electrical and optical properties of GaN grown $\textsl{via}$ metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy has been studied using transmission electron microscopy, secondary ion mass spectroscopy,…
Attaining low resistivity AlGaN layers is the keystone to improve the efficiency of light emitting devices in the ultraviolet spectral range. Here, we present a microstructural analysis of Ge-doped AlGaN samples with Al mole fraction from…
The n-type tensile-strained Ge can be used as high-efficient light-emitting materials. To reveal the influence of n-type doping on the electronic structure of Ge, we have computed the electronic structure of P, As and Sb doped Ge using…
Polarization induced degenerate $n$-type doping with electron concentrations up to $\sim$10$^{20}$\,cm$^{-3}$ is achieved in graded Al$_{x}$Ga$_{1-x}$N layers ($x$: 0\%$\rightarrow$37\%) grown on unintentionally doped and on $n$-doped…
Surface bubbling and helium retention of pure aluminum and a solid solution of aluminum-gallium(Ga) alloy exposed to low-energy He plasma has been investigated with the fluence of 1.8E24 He/m2 at room temperature . Surface morphology…
We report on electrostatic screening of polarization-induced internal electric fields in AlN/GaN nanowire heterostructures with Germanium-doped GaN nanodiscs embedded between AlN barriers. The incorporation of Germanium at concentrations…
The electronic properties of Fe-doped Al0.31Ga0.69N/GaN heterostructures have been studied by Shubnikov-de Haas measurement. Two subbands of the two-dimensional electron gas in the hetero-interface were populated. After the low temperature…
We present photo-electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements and first-principles calculations that indicate germanium (Ge) is a DX-center in AlGaN. Our photo-EPR measurements on Ge-doped AlGaN samples show no EPR spectra in the…
Superconductivity in group IV semiconductors is desired for hybrid devices combining both semiconducting and superconducting properties. Following boron doped diamond and Si, superconductivity has been observed in gallium doped Ge, however…
In this letter, carrier transport in graded Al$\mathrm{_x}$Ga$\mathrm{_{1-x}}$N with a polarization-induced n-type doping as low as ~ 10$\mathrm{^{17}}$ cm$\mathrm{^{-3}}$ is reported. The graded Al$\mathrm{_x}$Ga$\mathrm{_{1-x}}$N is grown…
Alloying and doping are crucial for enhancing the electronic and optical properties of semiconductors while simultaneously introducing disorder. This report explores the effects of alloying and Si (0.5 at.\%) doping on…
We present a comprehensive first-principles investigation of optical, transport, and thermoelectric properties of pure and doped hexagonal Si$_x$Ge$_{1-x}$ alloys based on density-functional theory calculations, the Boltzmann transport…
We present an experimental investigation of heavy doping-induced many-body effects such as band gap narrowing(BGN) and Fermi edge singularity(FES) in Al$_x$Ga$_{1-x}$As using photoluminescence(PL) spectroscopy. The band-to-band transition…
Room temperature photoluminescence and optical absorption spectra have been measured in wurtzite In$_{x}$Al$_{y}$Ga$_{1-x-y}$N (x $\approx$ 0.06, 0.02 < y < 0.27) layers grown by molecular beam epitaxy. Photoluminescence spectra show both…
Ge-on-Si structures in-situ doped with phosphorus or arsenic via metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) were investigated. Surface roughness, strain, threading dislocation desnity, Si-Ge interdiffusion, dopant diffusion, and…
In this work, the interaction of n-type dopants in Si doped (AlxGa1-x)2O3 films with varying Al content over the entire composition range (x = 0-100%) was analyzed using atom probe tomography. An almost uniform dopant distribution with…
This study systematically investigates the effects of Ge, Ga, and Al doping on the mechanical and electronic properties of cubic Cr$_3$Si using first-principles density functional theory (DFT). Doping increases lattice constants from 4.50…
Phosphorus (P) in germanium (Ge) delta-doped layers are fabricated in ultra-high vacuum by adsorption of phosphine molecules onto an atomically flat clean Ge(001) surface followed by thermal incorporation of P into the lattice and epitaxial…