Intentional control of n-type conduction for Si-doped AlN and AlXGa1−XN(0.42⩽x<1)

We have obtained n-type conductive Si-doped AlN and AlXGa1−XN with high Al content (0.42⩽x<1) in metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy by intentionally controlling the Si dopant density, [Si]. Si-doped AlN showed the n-type conduction when [Si] was less than 3×1019 cm−3. When [Si] was more than 3×1019 cm−3, it became highly resistive due to the self-compensation of Si donors. This indicates that the self-compensation plays an important role at higher [Si] and determines the upper doping limit of Si for the AlN and AlXGa1−XN. For x⩾0.49, the ionization energy of Si donors increased sharply with increasing Al content. These resulted in a sharp decrease in the highest obtainable electron concentration with increasing Al content for the Si-doped AlXGa1−XN.

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