Abstract:
The effect of oxygen plasma on gallium oxide films formed by electrochemical oxidation of $n$-GaAs wafers with a donor concentration $N_d$ = (1–2) $\times$ 10$^{16}$ cm$^{-3}$ has been investigated. It is shown that the treatment in an oxygen plasma at a temperature of 50–90$^\circ$C increases the concentration of $\beta$-phase crystallites, which causes an increase in the permittivity, a decrease in the dielectric dissipation factor, and a change in the conductivity of GaAs-$\langle$gallium oxide$\rangle$-metal structures.