Carrier transport characteristics of H-terminated diamond films prepared using molecular hydrogen and atomic hydrogen
At a Glance
Section titled āAt a Glanceā| Metadata | Details |
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| Publication Date | 2017-06-28 |
| Journal | International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials |
| Authors | Jinlong Liu, Liangxian Chen, Yuting Zheng, Jingjing Wang, Zhihong Feng |
| Institutions | Hebei Semiconductor Research Institute, University of Science and Technology Beijing |
| Citations | 9 |
Abstract
Section titled āAbstractāThe H-terminated diamond films, which exhibit high surface conductivity, have been used in high-frequency and high-power electronic devices. In this paper, the surface conductive channel on specimens from the same diamond film was obtained by hydrogen plasma treatment and by heating under a hydrogen atmosphere, respectively, and the surface carrier transport characteristics of both samples were compared and evaluated. The results show that the carrier mobility and carrier density of the sample treated by hydrogen plasma are 15 cm2Ā·Vā1Ā·sā1 and greater than 5 Ć 1012 cmā2, respectively, and that the carrier mobilities measured at five different areas are similar. Compared to the hydrogen-plasma-treated specimen, the thermally hydrogenated specimen exhibits a lower surface conductivity, a carrier density one order of magnitude lower, and a carrier mobility that varies from 2 to 33 cm2Ā·Vā1Ā·sā1. The activated hydrogen atoms restructure the diamond surface, remove the scratches, and passivate the surface states via the etching effect during the hydrogen plasma treatment process, which maintains a higher carrier density and a more stable carrier mobility.