Published February 1982 | Version v1
Journal article

Radiation defects in H+-irradiated p-CdSiAs2 and p-ZnSiAs2 crystals

  • 1. Tomskij Gosudarstvennyj Univ. (USSR). Sibirskij Fiziko-Tekhnicheskij Inst.
  • 2. AN SSSR, Leningrad. Fiziko-Tekhnicheskij Inst.

Description

The effect of proton (5 MeV) bombardment at 300 K on the electrical properties of p-CdSiAs2 and p-ZnSiAs2 crystals are investigated. The resistivity near 300 K against dose curve shows an 'anomaly'. It goes through a maximum (rho = approximately 109 to 1011 ohm cm) at D = 5 x 1015 H+/cm2 and for D excess of 5 x 1015 H+/cm2 the electrical resistivity decreases with dose up to approximately 103 ohm cm for D = 1017 H+/cm2. All heavy H+-irradiated samples of CdSiAs2 and ZnSiAs2 had near 300 K according to thermopower measurements p-type conductivity. It is suggested that the 'impurity' band conduction takes place in the high proton damaged layers of CdSiAs2 and ZnSiAs2 compounds. Some annealing stages of donor- and acceptor-type defects are discovered in H+-irradiated samples. (author)

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Journal Title
Radiat. Eff.
Journal Volume
59
Journal Issue
3-4
Series
Radiat. Eff.
Journal Page Range
211-215
ISSN
0033-7579