The Influence of High Energy Proton Bombardment on the Electrical and Defect Properties of Single-Crystal ZnO
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2001
Abstract
We report on the electrical and defect characterization of Au Schottky diodes formed on single-crystal ZnO, before and after irradiating with high-energy (1.8 MeV) protons. Prior to bombardment we observed that several electron traps (E1-E4), with energies between 0.10 and 0.57 eV below the conduction band, are present in the ZnO. High-energy proton bombardment introduces two electron traps (Ep1 and Ep2), with extremely low introduction rates (eta) of 2.4 and 1.9 cm(-1), respectively. Schottky barrier properties such as the reverse leakage current deteriorated from I x 10(-9) A for an unirradiated diode to 1 X 10(-6) A after bombarding it with a dose of 4.2 x 10(14) cm(-2) protons. Compared to GaN we found that ZnO is remarkably resistant to high-energy proton bombardment.
Repository Citation
Auret, F. D.,
Goodman, S. A.,
Hayes, M.,
Legodi, M. J.,
Van Laarhoven, H. A.,
& Look, D. C.
(2001). The Influence of High Energy Proton Bombardment on the Electrical and Defect Properties of Single-Crystal ZnO. Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter, 13 (40), 8989-8999.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/physics/426
DOI
10.1088/0953-8984/13/40/315
