Bulk properties of CuSc₁₋ₓMgₓO₂, CuSc₁₋ₓMgₓO₂₊y, BaCu₂S₂, Bai₁₋ₓKCu₂S₂, BaCu₂Se₂
and Bai₁₋ₓKₓCu₂Se₂ are investigated supporting the search for highly conductive p-type
thin films. Mg is an efficient dopant in CuScO₂ with conductivity up to l.5.10⁻² S/cm.
Oxidation of CuScO₂:Mg leads to further increase in conductivity up to 0.5 S/cm. The
amount of...
New transparent p- and n-type semiconductors and luminescent materials have been prepared and characterized. Synthesis, structures, optical and electrical properties of new chalcogenide fluoride p-type transparent semiconductors MCuQF (M=Ba, Sr; Q=S, Se, Te) are described. Band-gap tuning and improvement in conductivity through p-type doping are demonstrated in the family. The...
Crystals of CdF₂:In and CdF₂:Ga reduced in a cadmium vapor exhibit unusual
metastable properties that can be explained by a "negative U" model. This work
uses NMR to investigate this model for CdF₂:Ga and CdF₂:Ga,Y and compare the
results to optical measurements. Temperature dependent relaxation measurements
were done on ¹¹³Cd...
Semiconducting materials which can be ambipolarly doped are highly desirable in many electronics applications, including use as solar cell materials. SnZrS₃ is being investigated for the possibility of ambipolar doping, with potential applications as a solar cell absorber layer. This dissertation covers the synthesis of SnZrS₃ and the related compound...
Different gate length (0.5 μm 16 μm) Al GaAs/GaAs and
AIGaAs /InGaAs High Electron Mobility Transistors were electrically
characterized in order to compare the room temperature DC device
performance with one-dimensional device models. Model parameters
such as the channel mobility and source/drain series resistances are
extracted from independent measurement of...
This thesis reports on the growth and characterization of p-type
pseudomorphic A1GaAs /InGaAs /GaAs modulation doped field effect transistor
(MODFET) structures. A series of different p-type MODFET structures were grown
with a systematic variation of the indium mole fraction and quantum well width of
the InGaAs channel region. Extensive characterization...