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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
The good control of the n-type doping is a key issue for the fabrication of efficient devices based on ε-Ga2O3 epilayers. In this work we studied the possibility of doping the ε-Ga2O3 thin films, epitaxially grown on c-oriented sapphire by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition, by means of a post-deposition treatment. For the first time, the n-type doping was achieved by depositing a tin-rich SnO2 film on top of the ε-Ga2O3 layer and keeping this bi-layer system for 4 h at a temperature of 600 °C in an evacuated furnace. The diffusion of Sn atoms into the ε-Ga2O3 film is evidenced by time-of-flight secondary-ion mass spectrometry depth profiles. Room-temperature resistivity of the order of 1 Ω•cm is obtained and the electrical characterization revealed a conduction mechanism based on variable range hopping, according to the Mott's model.
Publisher: 
Pergamon
Publication date: 
15 May 2021
Authors: 

Alessio Bosio, Antonella Parisini, Alessio Lamperti, Carmine Borelli, Laura Fornasini, Matteo Bosi, Ildikò Cora, Zsolt Fogarassy, Béla Pécz, Zsolt Zolnai, Attila Németh, Salvatore Vantaggio, Roberto Fornari

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Volume: 210 Pages: 116848
Origin: 
Acta Materialia