Neutron transmutation doping of isotopically engineered Ge

K. M. Itoh; E. E. Haller; W. L. Hansen; J. W. Beeman; J. W. Farmer; A. Rudnev; A. Tikhomirov; V. I. Ozhogin

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Neutron transmutation doping of isotopically engineered Ge

K. M. Itoh, E. E. Haller, W. L. Hansen, J. W. Beeman, J. W. Farmer, A. Rudnev, A. Tikhomirov, V. I. Ozhogin

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We report a novel approach for obtaining precise control of both p- and n-type dopant concentrations in bulk Ge single crystals. High-purity Ge single crystals of controlled ⁷⁴Ge/⁷⁰Ge isotope composition ratios were grown and subsequently doped by the neutron transmutation doping (NTD) technique. The resulting net-impurity concentrations and the compensation ratios were precisely determined by the thermal neutron fluence and the [ ⁷⁴Ge]/[⁷⁰Ge] ratios of the starting Ge materials, respectively. Application of NTD to seven crystals with 0≤[ ⁷⁴Ge]/[⁷⁰Ge]≤4.34 lead to p-type Ge:Ga,As with compensation ratios in the range 0-0.76. The ability to grow crystals with accurately controlled Ge isotope mixtures allows us to obtain ratios anywhere between 0 and 1 for both p- and n-type doping.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2121-2123
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	64
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.111703
Publication status	Published - 1994 Dec 1
Externally published	Yes

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