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Theory of Defects in Wide-Band-Gap Semiconductors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Chris G Van de Walle  and
Jörg Neugebauer
Chris G Van de Walle
Affiliation:
Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Jörg Neugebauer
Affiliation:
Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304
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Abstract

We discuss the application of state-of-the-art first-principles calculations to the problem of defects, impurities, and doping levels in semiconductors. Since doping problems are of particular relevance in wide-band-gap materials, we focus here on studies of ZnSe and GaN. For ZnSe, we discuss our latest insights in the influence of compensation and dopant solubility on the experimentally observed limitation of the free carrier concentration in p-type ZnSe. For GaN, we focus on the role of native defects in doping or compensation of the material, with particular emphasis on the n-type conductivity of as-grown GaN.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 378: Symposium B – Defect and Impurity-Engineered Semiconductors and Devices , 1995 , 467
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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