Co-doping improves memory characteristics in InSn-Ga2O3 detector via multiple impurity energy levels
摘要
In recent years, co-doping has gained widespread attention with the advantages of higher solubility, more carrier concentration, etc. Although more impurity energy levels will be introduced by co-doping, this can be in favor of appropriate application in the memory-effect device instead. Herein, the In and Sn co-doped gallium oxide (InSn-Ga2O3) film has been successfully grown on sapphire substrates using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition technology. Compared with pure Ga2O3, InSn-Ga2O3 exhibits a significantly increased carrier concentration and numerous defects, and thus results in a slow carrier recombination process and a prolonged recovery time after illumination, which endows InSn-Ga2O3 with a certain memory function. Moreover, the first-principles calculation is utilized to analyze band structure evolution after the In and Sn co-doping, indicating the positive impact of multiple shallow impurity energy levels on improving conductivity and extending the recombination time of the photo-generated carriers in the InSn-Ga2O3 device. In all, this work demonstrates superior memory characteristics of Ga2O3 after co-doping operation and expands the potential applications of Ga2O3 in optoelectronic synapses and image storage devices.