Electrical properties of β-Ga2O3 single crystals grown by the Czochralski method

Electrical properties of nominally undoped β-Ga2O3 crystals grown by the Czochralski method from an iridium crucible under a carbon dioxide containing atmosphere were studied by temperature dependent conductivity and Hall effect measurements as well as deep level transient spectroscopy. All crystals were n-type with net donor concentrations between 6 × 1016 and 8 × 1017 cm−3. The Hall mobility of electrons was on average 130 cm2/Vs at room temperature and attained a maximum of 500 cm2/Vs at 100 K. The donor ionization energy was dependent on the donor concentration. Extrapolation of this dependence to zero concentration yielded a value of about 36 meV for isolated donors agreeing well with the ionization energy derived from effective-mass theory. Three deep electron traps were found at 0.55, 0.74, and 1.04 eV below the conduction bandedge. The trap at EC – 0.74 eV was detected in all samples with concentrations of 2 – 4 × 1016 cm−3. This concentration is comparable to that of compensating acceptors we hav...

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