Acta Physica Sinica, Volume. 68, Issue 7, 078501-1(2019)
Gallium oxide (Ga2O3), with a bandgap of about 4.9 eV, is a new type of ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor material. The Ga2O3 can crystallize into five different phases, i.e. α, β, γ, δ, and ε-phase. Among them, the monoclinic β-Ga2O3 (space group: C2/m) with the lattice parameters of a = 12.23 , b = 3.04 , c = 5.80 , and β = 103.7° has been recognized as the most stable phase. The β-Ga2O3 can be grown in bulk form from edge-defined film-fed growth with a low-cost method. With a high theoretical breakdown electrical field (8 MV/cm) and large Baliga’s figure of merit, the β-Ga2O3 is a potential candidate material for next-generation high-power electronics (including diode and field effect transistor) and extreme environment electronics [high temperature, high radiation, and high voltage (low power) switching]. Due to a high transmittance to the deep ultraviolet-visible light with a wavelength longer than 253 nm, the β-Ga2O3 is a natural material for solar-blind ultraviolet detection and deep-ultraviolet transparent conductive electrode. In this paper, the crystal structure, physical properties and device applications of Ga2O3 material are introduced. And the latest research progress of β-Ga2O3 in deep ultraviolet transparent conductive electrode and solar-blind ultraviolet photodetector are reviewed. Although Sn doped Ga2O3 thin film has a conductivity of up to 32.3 S/cm and a transmittance greater than 88%, there is still a long way to go for commercial transparent conductive electrode. At the same time, the development history of β-Ga2O3 solar-blind ultraviolet photodetectors based on material type (nanometer, single crystal and thin film) is described in chronological order. The photodetector based on quasi-two-dimensional β-Ga2O3 flakes shows the highest responsivity (1.8 × 105 A/W). The photodetector based on ZnO/Ga2O3 core/shell micron-wire has a best comprehensive performance, which exhibits a responsivity of 1.3 × 103 A/W and a response time ranging from 20
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Dao-You Guo, Pei-Gang Li, Zheng-Wei Chen, Zhen-Ping Wu, Wei-Hua Tang.
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Received: Oct. 15, 2018
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Published Online: Oct. 29, 2019
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