Electrical characterization of defect states in local conductivity domains in ZnO:N,As layers

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1775-1778

  Krtschil, Andre ^a   Dadgar, Armin ^a   Diez, Annette ^a   Krost, Alois ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVITY DOMAIN; DEFECT-TO-BAND TRANSITIONS; SCANNING CAPACITANCE MICROSCOPY; SCANNING SURFACE POTENTIAL MICROSCOPY;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DEFECTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; METALLORGANIC VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY; OPTICAL TRANSITIONS; PHOTOEXCITATION;

MAGNETIC MULTILAYERS;

EID: 34547099589     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2007.0238     Document Type: Article

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