Analysis of deep level defects in GaN p-i-n diodes after beta particle irradiation

Sofiane Belahsene; Noor Alhuda Al Saqri; Dler Jameel; Abdelmadjid Mesli; Anthony Martinez; Jacques De Sanoit; Abdallah Ougazzaden; Jean Paul Salvestrini; Abderrahim Ramdane; Mohamed Henini

doi:10.3390/electronics4041090

Analysis of deep level defects in GaN p-i-n diodes after beta particle irradiation

Sofiane Belahsene^*, Noor Alhuda Al Saqri, Dler Jameel, Abdelmadjid Mesli, Anthony Martinez, Jacques De Sanoit, Abdallah Ougazzaden, Jean Paul Salvestrini, Abderrahim Ramdane, Mohamed Henini

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The effect of beta particle irradiation (electron energy 0.54 MeV) on the electrical characteristics of GaN p-i-n diodes is investigated by current-voltage (I-V), capacitance-voltage (C-V) and deep-level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) measurements. The experimental studies show that, for the as-grown samples, three electron traps are found with activation energies ranging from 0.06 to 0.81 eV and concentrations ranging from 1.2 × 10¹⁴ to 3.6 × 10¹⁵ cm⁻³, together with one hole trap with energy depth of 0.83 eV and concentration of 8 × 10¹⁴ cm⁻³. It has been found that the irradiation has no effect on these intrinsic defects. The irradiation affected only a shallow donor level close to Ec [0.06 eV-0.18 eV] on the p-side of the p-i-n junction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1099-1100
Number of pages	2
Journal	Electronics
Volume	4
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics4041090
Publication status	Published - Dec 4 2015

Keywords

Activation energy
Beta irradiation
Deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS)
GaN p-i-n diodes

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Control and Systems Engineering
Signal Processing
Hardware and Architecture
Computer Networks and Communications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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