Some electron transport properties of two wide bandgap semiconductors, gallium phosphide and indium gallium phosphide /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, Ralph Herbert, 1958-
Other Authors: Anjaneyulu, Y. (degree committee member.), Green, P. J. (degree committee member.), Strader, N. R. (degree committee member.)
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
Published: 1985.
Subjects:
Online Access:Link to ProQuest copy
Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Abstract:Electron transport in gallium phosphide epilayers and indium gallium phosphide epilayers lattice matched to GaAs has been studied. The epilayers were grown using LPE with a graphite slider boat in a palladium diffused hydrogen atmosphere. The gallium phosphide electron v-E characteristic was measured using a novel variation on the conductivity technique. The resulting curves were fit using a nonlinear least squares method to two empirical models commonly used for silicon. The resulting drift mobility, ~ 85 cm^2/v - s, is half the measured Hall mobility. The resulting saturated drift velocity, ~ 1.3 x 10^7 cm/sec, is consistent with predictions and is substantially higher than for narrower bandgap III-V compounds. In addition the electron Hall mobility has been measured in indium gallium phosphide layers lattice matched to gallium arsenide. The resulting Hall mobilities, ~ 1000 cm^2/v - s, are approximately an order of magnitude greater than for gallium phosphide.
Item Description:"Major subject: Electrical Engineering."
Typescript (photocopy).
Vita.
Physical Description:xi, 116 leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-103).