Intentionally undoped p-type β-FeSi2 thin films were grown on Si(111) substrates by molecular-beam epitaxy using low-purity (4N) and high-purity (5N) Fe sources to investigate the effect of using a high-purity Fe source on the electrical properties of β-FeSi2. The hole mobility increased and the hole density decreased greatly as the annealing temperature and time were increased, particularly for the β-FeSi2 films produced using 5N-Fe. The observed temperature dependence of the hole mobility was reproduced well by considering various carrier scattering mechanisms due to acoustic-phonon, polar-optical phonon, nonpolar-optical phonon, and ionized impurities.
Published in:
Journal of Applied Physics
(Volume:102
,
Issue:
10
)
Date of Publication:
Nov 2007
- Page(s):
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103706
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103706-5
- ISSN :
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0021-8979
- Digital Object Identifier :
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10.1063/1.2816230
- Product Type:
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Journals & Magazines
- Date of Current Version :
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18 June 2009
- Issue Date :
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Nov 2007