Electrical properties of highly-doped MBE-grown gallium phosphide nanowires

Abstract: Efficient doping of semiconductor nanowires remains a major challenge towards the commercialization of nanowire-based devices. In this work we investigate the growth regimes and electrical properties of MBE-grown p- and n-type gallium phosphide nanowires doped with Be and Si respectively. Electrical conductivity of individual nanowires is quantitatively studied via atomic force microscopy supported with numerical analysis. Based on conductivity measurements, we provide growth strategies for achieving the doping level up to 5E18 and 2E19 $cm<sup>{-3}$ for GaP:Si and GaP:Be nanowires respectively, which is high enough to be demanded for technological applications.