Hydrogen-ion bombardment of GaAs

Abstract
Gallium arsenide has been subjected to bombardment by protons, deuterons, and tritons, and the electrical carrier‐removal effects have been investigated. Deuteron bombardment gives vastly more efficient carrier removal than either proton or triton bombardment, and with better thermal stability. A model, based upon nonradiative recombination‐enhanced defect reactions, is presented to explain this effect.