Two-dimensional electron gas in Zn polar ZnMgO∕ZnO heterostructures grown by radical source molecular beam epitaxy

A two-dimensional electron gas was observed in Zn polar ZnMgO∕ZnO (ZnMgO on ZnO) heterostructures grown by radical source molecular beam epitaxy. The electron mobility of the ZnMgO∕ZnO heterostructures dramatically increased with increasing Mg composition and the electron mobility (μ∼250cm2∕Vs) at RT reached a value more than twice that of an undoped ZnO layer (μ∼100cm2∕Vs). The carrier concentration in turn reached values as high as ∼1×1013cm−2 and remained nearly constant regardless of Mg composition. Strong confinement of electrons at the ZnMgO∕ZnO interface was confirmed by C-V measurements with a concentration of over 4×1019cm−3. Temperature-dependent Hall measurements of ZnMgO∕ZnO heterostructures also exhibited properties associated with well defined heterostructures. The Hall mobility increased monotonically with decreasing temperature, reaching a value of 2750cm2∕Vs at 4K. Zn polar “ZnMgO on ZnO” structures are easy to adapt to a top-gate device. These results open new possibilities for high elec...

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