Enhanced P-type conductivity in Sb<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>3</sub> through alkali and alkaline earth metal doping
Eunkyung Cho, Shi‐Joon Sung, Kee‐Jeong Yang, Jaebaek Lee, Van‐Quy Hoang, Bashiru Kadiri‐English, Dae‐Kue Hwang, Jin-Kyu Kang, Dae‐Hwan Kim
Abstract
Doping of alkaline earth atoms significantly increases p-type conductivity of antimony selenide (Sb 2 Se 3 ) compared to the undoped system due to the presence of shallow, low-energy, and hole-generating acceptor defects.
Topics & Concepts
Alkaline earth metalAlkali metalDopingConductivityEarth (classical element)Materials scienceMineralogyGeologyChemistryPhysicsPhysical chemistryOptoelectronicsOrganic chemistryMathematical physicsChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsPhase-change materials and chalcogenidesSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography