Doping of semi-insulating and n-type GaAs by neutron transmutation

Abstract
By bombarding GaAs wafers with thermal neutrons it has been possible to introduce a specific constant donor concentration. The radiation damage caused by bombardment can be annealed at temperatures below 800 °C. A room temperature electron mobility of 3900 cm2/Vs has been achieved at an impurity concentration of 5×1017 cm−3. The doping of n−-type layers shows, in addition to the expected doping effect, that the n−-type layer is compensated near the semi-insulating substrate.