Monoclinic gallium sesquioxide (b-Ga2O3) has emerged in recent years as a promising material for applications in power electronics and UV photo-detectors, but point defects in this interesting material is not well understood and may even limit device performance. Here, we will discuss the present status of understanding electrically active defects in β-Ga2O3, and present recent results related to intrinsic and impurity related defect centers. Indeed, deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) and steady state photocapacitance spectroscopy (SSPC) show that several electrically active defect levels are present in as grown material, or may arise after irradiation. Combining electrical characterization, secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) and density functional theory (DFT), we have recently identified several of the defects and their electrical properties, and both intrinsic and extrinsic defect identification will be discussed.
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