Diffusion of Zn across p-n junctions in Ga0.47In0.53As

Abstract
The authors report evidence obtained by secondary-ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS) and electrochemical profiling of the saturation of Zn doping and of the diffusion of Zn across p-n junctions in Ga0.47In0.53As grown in InP by organometallic vapour-phase epitaxy (OMVPE). The results are consistent with the 'kick-out' mechanism, in the context of which the authors propose that the diffusing species is probably a neutral Zn interstitial, IZn0. Accumulation of Zn at the interface with a highly n-doped layer indicates the possible formation of Zn-donor complexes.