Antilocalization effect on photo-generated carriers in semi-insulating GaAs sample

Magnetoresistance measurements were performed on an illuminated semi-insulating GaAs sample with intrinsic deep level defects. Electrical carriers were photo-generated under light excitation and positive magnetoresistance for B < 0.2 T was observed in the whole range of temperatures measured (220...

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Main Authors: Emilson Ribeiro Viana, Geraldo Mathias Ribeiro, Alfredo Gontijo de Oliveira, Marcelos Lima Peres, Rero Marques Rubinger, Carla Patrícia Lacerda Rubinger
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Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2012-08-01
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392012000400008
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author Emilson Ribeiro Viana
Geraldo Mathias Ribeiro
Alfredo Gontijo de Oliveira
Marcelos Lima Peres
Rero Marques Rubinger
Carla Patrícia Lacerda Rubinger
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Geraldo Mathias Ribeiro
Alfredo Gontijo de Oliveira
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Rero Marques Rubinger
Carla Patrícia Lacerda Rubinger
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description Magnetoresistance measurements were performed on an illuminated semi-insulating GaAs sample with intrinsic deep level defects. Electrical carriers were photo-generated under light excitation and positive magnetoresistance for B < 0.2 T was observed in the whole range of temperatures measured (220-315 K). Using the model developed by H. Fukuyama and K. Hoshino, we interpreted the positive magnetoresistance as mainly caused by weak antilocalization effects over hole carriers for T > 240 K. The high disorder originated from the low temperature growth of the sample leads to the strong localization of carriers and gives rise to the positive magnetoresistance observed at temperatures as high as room temperature.
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spelling doaj.art-95ec586887394a4dadfd02154d243d502022-12-22T02:39:51ZengAssociação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol)Materials Research1516-14392012-08-01154530535Antilocalization effect on photo-generated carriers in semi-insulating GaAs sampleEmilson Ribeiro VianaGeraldo Mathias RibeiroAlfredo Gontijo de OliveiraMarcelos Lima PeresRero Marques RubingerCarla Patrícia Lacerda RubingerMagnetoresistance measurements were performed on an illuminated semi-insulating GaAs sample with intrinsic deep level defects. Electrical carriers were photo-generated under light excitation and positive magnetoresistance for B < 0.2 T was observed in the whole range of temperatures measured (220-315 K). Using the model developed by H. Fukuyama and K. Hoshino, we interpreted the positive magnetoresistance as mainly caused by weak antilocalization effects over hole carriers for T > 240 K. The high disorder originated from the low temperature growth of the sample leads to the strong localization of carriers and gives rise to the positive magnetoresistance observed at temperatures as high as room temperature.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392012000400008semi-insulating GaAsdeep-level defectsantilocalization
spellingShingle Emilson Ribeiro Viana
Geraldo Mathias Ribeiro
Alfredo Gontijo de Oliveira
Marcelos Lima Peres
Rero Marques Rubinger
Carla Patrícia Lacerda Rubinger
Antilocalization effect on photo-generated carriers in semi-insulating GaAs sample
Materials Research
semi-insulating GaAs
deep-level defects
antilocalization
title Antilocalization effect on photo-generated carriers in semi-insulating GaAs sample
title_full Antilocalization effect on photo-generated carriers in semi-insulating GaAs sample
title_fullStr Antilocalization effect on photo-generated carriers in semi-insulating GaAs sample
title_full_unstemmed Antilocalization effect on photo-generated carriers in semi-insulating GaAs sample
title_short Antilocalization effect on photo-generated carriers in semi-insulating GaAs sample
title_sort antilocalization effect on photo generated carriers in semi insulating gaas sample
topic semi-insulating GaAs
deep-level defects
antilocalization
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392012000400008
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