Revealing of the transition from n- to p-type conduction of InN:Mg by photoconductivity effect measurement

Sci Rep. 2014 Mar 13:4:4371. doi: 10.1038/srep04371.

Abstract

We report evidence of the transition from n- to p-type conduction of InN with increasing Mg dopant concentration by using photoconductivity (PC) measurement at room temperature. This transition is depicted as a conversion from negative to positive PC under above-bandgap optical excitation. The n- to p-type transition in InN:Mg is further confirmed by thermopower measurements. PC detection method is a bulk effect since the optical absorption of the surface electron accumulation is negligibly low due to its rather small thickness, and thus shows advantage to detect p-type conduction. This technique is certainly helpful to study p-type doping of InN, which is still a subject of discussions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't