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Electrical Transport Studies of Electro Optically Active Semiconductors

Master’s Thesis Proposal

Committee MembersDr.Terry Golding

Dr. Roman StemprokDr. Mitty Plummer

Presented By Srikala Kambhampati

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Overview

• Motivation

• Background

• Work to be performed

• Sample Preparation

• Anticipated Results

• Anticipated Timeline

• Summary

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Motivation

• Silicides (β-FeSi2 )

Urgent requirement for an optical emitter that is compatible with standard silicon based ultra large scale integration(ULSI) technology.

• III-V Semiconducting materials

Engineering of existing III-V semiconductors such as GaAsSb.

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Background Direct bandgap semiconductors are efficient for optical emission properties.

Direct Bandgap transition Indirect Bandgap transition

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Background

Silicon

Bulk silicon has an indirect energy bandgap and is therefore highly inefficient as light source.

GaAs

GaAs has a direct band gap.

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Band Structure

Silicon Band structure GaAs Band structure

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Why β-Fesi2?

• It exhibits quasi direct bandgap around 0.8eV corresponding to 1.5μm wavelength.

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β-Fesi2 band structure

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•Light emission has been observed only in strained films of β-Fesi2.An alternative to strain is band structure modification by alloying.

β-Fesi2

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Crystal Structure of GaAsSb

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Ordering in III-V Semiconductor

alloys

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Reduction in the Band Gap

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Characterization techniques

• Electrical

Magneto transport technique.

•Optical

Transmission measurements like absorption co-efficient and photoluminescence.

•Electro-Optical

Photocurrent measurements.

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Magneto Transport Technique

• Hall Effect

Hall effect sign conventions for p-type sample

Hall effect sign conventions for n-type sample

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Hall Effect

Hall Coefficient RH:

  RH =VHt/(BI)

Conductivity:

σ = I l/(VA )

Mobility:

µ=σ RH

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Work To Be Performed

• Studying the electrical characteristics of

β-Fesi2 as a function of different dosages and implantation energies of ions.

Sample No. substrate Concentration Thickness(opt)

Thickness(RBS)

344 n-Si(100) - 251nm 250nm

324 n-Si(111) XCr=0.01

(EDX)

268 nm -

358 n-Si(100) XCr=0.003

(EDX)

- 250nm

367 p-Si(100) XCo=0.009

(RBS)

282nm 264nm

352 p-Si(100) XCo=0.066

(RBS)

290 nm 266 nm

353 p-Si(100) XCo=0.14

(RBS)

307 nm 273 nm

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Work To Be Performed

• Examining the anisotropic properties of GaAsSb as a function of the degree of ordering.

Sample No Substrate orientation % Sb from XRD

IC 479 (001) 66.9

IC 480 (001) 8˚ towards (111)A 65

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Sample Preparation

Silicides• Molecular Beam Epitaxy by W.Henrion, Hahn-Meitner-

Institut Berlin GmbH, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, A.G.Birdwell, University of Texas at Dallas, Texas, U.S.A, V.N.Antonov, Institute of Metal Physics National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine, Jepsen, Max-Planck-Institutf ur Festko rperforschung, Federal Republic of Germany.

GaAsSb• Molecular Beam Epitaxy at National Renewable Energy

Laboratory by A.G.Norman.

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Equipment Available

• Electrical characterizationHigh Field Cryostat.

Sample HolderSample with contacts

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Magnets used for Magneto Transport Characteristics

Equipment Available

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Anticipated Results

• The electrical characteristics of β-Fesi2 material will be studied for various dosages of ions and implantation energies.

GaAsSb• The Electrical anisotropic characteristics of the

samples will be studied for the different degrees of ordering

β-Fesi2

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Anticipated TimelineActivity 

Timeline in Months1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

 

Review of Literature

 

Sample Preparation  Experimentati-on and Analysis of Results

  Documentation and write-Up 

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Summary

The proposed study of the semi conducting β-Fesi2 and the anisotropic properties of GaAsSb are presented. The study of the opto electronic properties of these materials may be potentially useful in novel device applications.