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Mobility of the Two-Dimensional Electron Gas in DA-pHEMT Heterostructures with Various δ–n-Layer Profile Widths. / Protasov, D. Yu; Bakarov, A. K.; Toropov, A. I. et al.
In: Semiconductors, Vol. 52, No. 1, 01.01.2018, p. 44-52.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Mobility of the Two-Dimensional Electron Gas in DA-pHEMT Heterostructures with Various δ–n-Layer Profile Widths
AU - Protasov, D. Yu
AU - Bakarov, A. K.
AU - Toropov, A. I.
AU - Ber, B. Ya
AU - Kazantsev, D. Yu
AU - Zhuravlev, K. S.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - The effect of the silicon-atom distribution profile in donor δ-layers of AlGaAs/InGaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures with donor–acceptor doping on the mobility of the two-dimensional electron gas is studied. The parameters of the δ-layer profiles are determined using the normal approximation of the spatial distributions of silicon atoms, measured by secondary-ion mass spectroscopy. It is shown that the standard deviation σ of the δ-layer profile can be reduced from 3.4 to 2.5 nm by the proper selection of growth conditions. Measurements of the magnetic-field dependences of the Hall effect and conductivity show that such a decrease in σ allowed an increase in the mobility of the two-dimensional electron gas in heterostructures by 4000 cm2/(V s) at 77 K and 600 cm2/(V s) at 300 K. The mobility calculation taking into account filling of the first two size-quantization subbands shows that an increase in the mobility is well explained by a reduction in the Coulomb scattering at ionized donors due to an increase in the effective thickness of the spacer layer with decreasing σ of the δ-layer profile.
AB - The effect of the silicon-atom distribution profile in donor δ-layers of AlGaAs/InGaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures with donor–acceptor doping on the mobility of the two-dimensional electron gas is studied. The parameters of the δ-layer profiles are determined using the normal approximation of the spatial distributions of silicon atoms, measured by secondary-ion mass spectroscopy. It is shown that the standard deviation σ of the δ-layer profile can be reduced from 3.4 to 2.5 nm by the proper selection of growth conditions. Measurements of the magnetic-field dependences of the Hall effect and conductivity show that such a decrease in σ allowed an increase in the mobility of the two-dimensional electron gas in heterostructures by 4000 cm2/(V s) at 77 K and 600 cm2/(V s) at 300 K. The mobility calculation taking into account filling of the first two size-quantization subbands shows that an increase in the mobility is well explained by a reduction in the Coulomb scattering at ionized donors due to an increase in the effective thickness of the spacer layer with decreasing σ of the δ-layer profile.
KW - FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS
KW - MOLECULAR-BEAM EPITAXY
KW - QUANTUM-WELL
KW - TRANSPORT
KW - ALLOYS
KW - GROWTH
KW - POWER
KW - GAAS
KW - SI
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85042136923&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1134/S1063782618010189
DO - 10.1134/S1063782618010189
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85042136923
VL - 52
SP - 44
EP - 52
JO - Semiconductors
JF - Semiconductors
SN - 1063-7826
IS - 1
ER -
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