Charge carrier density, mobility, and Seebeck coefficient of melt-grown bulk ZnGa2O4 single crystals
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The temperature dependence of the charge carrier density, mobility, and Seebeck coefficient of melt-grown, bulk ZnGa2O4 single crystals was measured between 10 K and 310 K. The electrical conductivity at room temperature is about σ = 286 S/cm due to a high electron concentration of n = 3.26 × 1019 cm−3 caused by unintentional doping. The mobility at room temperature is μ = 55 cm2/V s, whereas the scattering on ionized impurities limits the mobility to μ = 62 cm2/Vs for temperatures lower than 180 K. The Seebeck coefficient relative to aluminum at room temperature is SZnGa2O4−Al=(−125±2) μV/K and shows a temperature dependence as expected for degenerate semiconductors. At low temperatures, around 60 K, we observed the maximum Seebeck coefficient due to the phonon drag effect.
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OpenAlex topics: Ga2O3 and related materials · Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis · ZnO doping and properties
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Novel Materials Group, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 1 , Newtonstraße 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung 2 , Max-Born-Strasse 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
Funding
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft · Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
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