Magnetic-field-inducer carrier freeze-out in narrow-gap semiconductors analysed by capacitance spectroscopy

  • Kun Liu*
  • , J. H. Chu
  • , L. J. Wu
  • , Yi Cai
  • , S. L. Guo
  • , H. J. Ou
  • , G. Z. Zheng
  • , D. Y. Tang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Magnetocapacitance spectroscopy is introduced to study the magnetic-field-induced carrier freeze-out in narrow-gap semiconductors (NGS). By using this experimental method the magnetic-field-induced carrier freeze-out in an N-type InSb sample has been investigated at 4.2 K in a magnetic field range from 0 to 7.0 T. With increasing magnetic field between 2.0 T and 7.0 T, the activation energy of shallow donors in the sample increased from about 1.0 meV to 2.7 meV. The experimental results are compared with both theoretical and other experimental data. Good agreement is obtained between our experimental results and others, while discrepancies still exist between the experiment and theory.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)406-408
Number of pages3
JournalSemiconductor Science and Technology
Volume12
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1997
Externally publishedYes

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