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Influence of As+ Ion Implantation on Properties of MBE HgCdTe Near-Surface Layer Characterized by Metal–Insulator–Semiconductor Techniques

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The effect of As+ ion implantation on the electrical properties of the near-surface layer of n-HgCdTe films grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) on Si (310) substrates was experimentally studied. A specific feature of MBE n-Hg0.78Cd0.22Te films is the presence of near-surface graded-gap layers with a high CdTe content, formed during epitaxial growth. The properties of as-grown films and films after As+ ion implantation with ion energy of 200 keV and fluence of 1014 cm−2 were studied. Post-implantation activation annealing was not performed. Test metal–insulator–semiconductor (MIS) structures were created based on as-grown and as-implanted samples by plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition of Al2O3 insulator films. The admittance of the fabricated MIS structures was measured over a wide range of frequencies and temperatures. When determining the parameters of MIS structures, we used techniques that take into account the presence of near-surface graded-gap layers and series resistance of the HgCdTe film bulk, as well as the high density of slow surface states. It was found that, in as-implanted samples, the donor center concentration in the near-surface layer exceeds 1017 cm−3 and increases with distance from the HgCdTe-Al2O3 interface (at least up to 90 nm). After implantation, the conductivity of MBE HgCdTe film bulk increases markedly. It was shown that, for as-implanted samples, the generation rate of minority charge carriers in the MBE HgCdTe surface layer is significantly reduced, which indicates the appearance of a low defect layer with a thickness of at least 90 nm.

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This research was supported by Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Project No. 0721-2020-0038.

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    A. V. Voitsekhovskii, S. N. Nesmelov, S. M. Dzyadukh & S. A. Dvoretsky

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    V. S. Varavin, S. A. Dvoretsky, N. N. Mikhailov, G. Y. Sidorov, M. V. Yakushev & D. V. Marin

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Voitsekhovskii, A.V., Nesmelov, S.N., Dzyadukh, S.M. et al. Influence of As+ Ion Implantation on Properties of MBE HgCdTe Near-Surface Layer Characterized by Metal–Insulator–Semiconductor Techniques. J. Electron. Mater. 50, 2323–2330 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-021-08752-8

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