Undoped semi-insulating LEC GaAs - A model and a mechanism

Undoped semi-insulating GaAs grown by the high-pressure liquid encapsulated Czochralski (LEC) method has been produced for use in direct ion implantation in several laboratories. A clear understanding of the factors controlling impurity transport and compensation in these materials has been lacking to date. In this work, detailed characterization has been performed on undoped semi-insulating crystals grown from both SiO2 and PBN crucibles followed by a proposed impurity model and compensation mechanism.