Electronic Structure of P-Doped ZnO Films with p-Type Conductivity

Authors: Vaithianathan, Veeramuthu; Moon, Jong Ha; Chang, Chang-Hwan; Asokan, Kandasami; Kim, Sang Sub

Source: Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Volume 6, Number 11, November 2006 , pp. 3422-3425(4)

Publisher: American Scientific Publishers

Key:

- Free Content

- New Content

- Subscribed Content

- Free Trial Content

Abstract:

The electronic structure of laser-deposited P-doped ZnO films was investigated by X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy (XANES) at the O K-, Zn K-, and Zn L₃-edges. While the O K-edge XANES spectrum of the n-type P-doped ZnO demonstrates that the density of unoccupied states, primarily O 2p-P 3sp hybridized states, is significantly high, the O K-edge XANES spectrum of the p-type P-doped ZnO shows a sharp decrease in intensity of the corresponding feature indicating that P replaces O sites in the ZnO lattice, and thereby generating P_O. This produces holes to maintain charge neutrality that are responsible for the p-type behavior of P-doped ZnO. Both the Zn K-, and Zn L₃-edge XANES spectra of the P-doped ZnO reveal that Zn plays no significant role in the p-type behavior of ZnO:P.

Keywords: ZNO; ACCEPTOR DOPING; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2006.025

The full text electronic article is available for purchase. You will be able to download the full text electronic article after payment.

$213.00 plus tax Refund Policy