The Journal of Biological Physics and Chemistry

2003

Volume 3, Number 2, pp. 55 - 59

L.G. Aptsiauri,1 T.G. Andronikashvili,1 T.V. Butkhuzi and M.M. Sharvashidze

Semiconductor Materials Science Laboratory, Tbilisi State University, 380060 Tbilisi, Georgia
1P. Melikishvili Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi
, Georgia

Intrinsic defect hole conductivity obtained by ion implantation in ZnS and ZnO

It is hypothesized that p-type conductivity in ZnS and ZnO semiconductors depends on a critical temperature (Ts). It is impossible to obtain p-type conductivity by treatment above this temperature. Allowing for this factor, both Ar+ inert gas and S+ ions were implanted in ZnS and ZnO n-type samples (r » 102 to 103 W cm) at an energy E = 300 keV and at an implantation dose D = 1014 to 1016 cm–2. The range of current density was J = 0.3 to 5 mA/cm2 and the temperature range was 300 to 500 °C. ZnS p-type samples were obtained by implantation of Ar+ and S+ ions (0.3 to 0.5 mA/cm2) under subsequent heat treatment (T » 420 to 460 °C) in S2-saturated vapour (r » 105 – 107 W cm and ρ ≈ 104 – 106 W cm for implantation of Ar+ and S+ ions were implanted in ZnS and ZnO n-type samples (r » 102 to 103 W cm) at an energy E = 300 keV ions, respectively). When ZnO was implanted with Ar+ and S+ ions (0.3 to 0.5 mA/cm2) n-type samples were obtained with r » 109 – 1010 W cm and r » 1010 – 1011 W cm respectively (by heat treatment in O2 at T = 300 to 350 °C).

Keywords: implantation, quasiepitaxy, ZnO, ZnS


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