Lightly p-doped (3 × 1017 cm-3) GaN grown on GaAs substrates by metal organic molecular beam epitaxy (MOMBE) shows deactivation of the residual acceptors on exposure to a microwave (2.45 GHz) hydrogen plasma at 250°C. Subsequent annealing to 350°C produces further dopant passivation, while higher temperatures (450°C) restore the initial conductivity. These results suggest that hydrogen carrier gases should be avoided during vapour phase growth of III-V nitrides.
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