The properties of nitrogen-doped amorphous SiC films irradiated by pul
se electron beams are presented with the I-V characteristics of diodes
made of irradiated SiC films grown on silicon substrates. The results
showed that the film conductivity increased by about two orders of ma
gnitude as the nitrogen fraction was increased from 70 to 14 at.%. The
film conductivity was enhanced tenfold by a twofold increase in pulse
electron beam irradiation. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights
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