Electron-Beam-Induced Migration of Hydrogen in Mg-doped GaN using Eu as a Probe

Abstract

We demonstrate the use of hydrogen-induced changes in the emission of isoelectric Eu ions, in Mg-doped p-type GaN, as a powerful probe to study the dynamics of hydrogen movement under electron-beam irradiation. We identify, experimentally, a two-step process in the dissociation of Mg-H complexes and propose, based on density functional theory, that the presence of minority carriers and the resulting charge states of hydrogen drive this process.