Supplemental Material S1. Comprehensive review of the As doped p-type ZnO using various methods summarizing values of electrical parameters. Sl. no Technique used 1 PVD 2 RFMS 3 Ion Implantation Type Carrier concentration (cm-3) 600 650 (Annealing) P p - 200 400 450 500 750 n p p p p w/o annealing n 800 400 (n to p type) p - AsO, AsZn, Asi, VZn, VO AsZn-2VZn p 6x1017 AsZn-2VZn 700 p (RTA) 700 800 900 1000 1100 300 350 400 450 n n p n n n p p RFMS 500 9 PLD (RTA 2 min) 200 (in N2 ambiance) 10 PLD (as sl. 9) 4 5 6 7 8 RFMS RFMS MDCS PLD Annealing temperature (0c) 5x1016 2x1016 1017 1018 19 10 –1020 - RFMS AsZn-2VZn AsZn-2VZn AsZn-2VZn Spectroscopic technique used LTPL+XPS LTPL+XPS LTPL+XPS LTPL+XPS LTPL+XPS Reference (Year) 1 (2010) 2 (2011) 3 (2012) 4 (2009) 5 (2010) XPS 6 (2013) 1020 AsZn-2VZn 1018 - 1021 - p - p 2.48x1017 and 1.18x1018 p - 450 11 Defect states SIMS+LTPL 7 (2000) - LTPL+SIMS 8 (2004) A0X LTPL 9 (2005) XANES 10 (2006) AsO - (20 min) n (40 min) n (60 min) p 11 (2007) 9.1x1015 1 AsZn-2VZn - 12 13 14 15 16 RFMS ALD MOCVD MOCVD RFMS (60 min Annealing) 650 (vac) 750 (vac) 750 (oxy) 750 (↑oxy) (RTA-3min) 500 550 600 650 700 Anneal (30 min) 650 Anneal (30 min) 600 450 (Ar+30 min) 550 600 650 700 750 (H2O vapor ambient) n p p p 1018 - 1019 1019 1020 1019 n n p p p 1017 1016 1018 1020 1020 p 1.38x1019 AsZn-2VZn CO-GaZn p - AsZn-2VZn p 1017 AsZn-2VZn p 2.651x1017 n n n p 1019 1018 1018 2.651x1017 AsZn-2VZn 18 MOCVD - p - AsZn-2VZn AsO RFMS Anneal Oxygen (20 min) 500 p 9.684x1019 AsZn-2VZn MOCVD Anneal N2 ambiance (30 min) 680 21 MOCVD Anneal Oxygen (1 hr) 500 550 600 p 1.2x1017 p - 2 XPS+PL 13 (2011) XPS 14 (2013) AsZn-2VZn MOCVD 20 12 (2006) AsO 17 19 SIMS+XPS XPS 15 (2008) XPS 16 (2007) LTPL 17 (2012) XPS 18 (2013) LTPL+XPS AsZn-2VZn XPS DAP LTPL 19 (2006) 20 (2007) 21 (2008) References: 1 M. Ding, B. Yao, D. Zhao, F. Fang, D. Shen, and Z. Zhang, Thin Solid Films 518, 4390 (2010). 2 J. C. Fan, C. Y. Zhu, B. Yang, S. Fung, C. D. Beling, G. Brauer, W. Anwand, D. Grambole, W. Skorupa, K. S. Wong, Y. C. Zhong, Z. Xie, and C. C. Ling, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 29, 03A103 (2011). 3 M. Yuan, H. Yuan, Q. Jia, Y. Chen, X. Jiang, and H. H. Wang, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 45, 085103 (2012). 4 J. C. Fan, C. Y. Zhu, S. Fung, Y. C. Zhong, K. S. Wong, Z. Xie, G. Brauer, W. Anwand, W. Skorupa, C. K. To, B. Yang, C. D. Beling, and C. C. Ling, J. Appl. Phys. 106, 073709 (2009). 5 A. Kumar, M. Kumar, and B. P. Singh, Appl. Surf. Sci. 256, 7200 (2010). 6 Y. J. Chen, H.-W. Jen, M.-S. Wong, C.-H. Ho, J.-H. Liang, J.-T. Liu, and J.-H Pang, J. Cryst. Growth, 362, 193 (2013). 7 Y. R. Ryu, S. Zhu, D. C. Look, J. M. Wrobel, H. M. Jeong, and H. W. White, J. Cryst. Growth 216, 330 (2000). 8 W. Lee, D.-K. Hwang, M.-C. Jeong, M. Lee, M.-S. Oh, W.-K. Choi, and J.-M. Myoung, Appl. Surf. Sci. 221, 32 (2004). 9 V. Vaithianathan, B.-T. Lee, and S. S. Kim, Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 062101 (2005). 10 V. Vaithianathan, B. T. Lee, C. H. Chang, K. Asokan, and S. S. Kim, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 112103 (2006). 11 J. C. Fan, Z. Xie, Q. Wan, and Y. G. Wang, J. Cryst. Growth 304, 295 (2007). 12 P. Wang, N. Chen, Z. Yin, F. Yang, C. Peng, R. Dai, and Y. Bai, J. Appl. Phys. 100, 043704 (2006). 3 13 Y.-C. Cheng, Y.-S. Kuo, Y.-H. Li, J.-J. Shyue, and M.-J. Chen, Thin Solid Films 519, 5558 (2011). 14 Y. Ma, Q. Gao, G. G. Wu, W. C. Li, F. B. Gao, J. Z. Yin, B. L. Zhang, and G. T. Du, Mater. Res. Bull. 48, 1239 (2013). 15 H. Guan, X. Xia, Y. Zhang, F. Gao, W. Li, G. Wu, X. Li, and G. Du, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter. 20, 292202 (2008). 16 J. C. Fan, Z. Xie, Q. Wan, and Y. G. Wang, J. Cryst. Growth 307, 66 (2007). 17 S. C. Hung, K. J. Wang, S. M. Lan, T. N. Yang, W. Y. Uen, and G. C. Chi, Phys. Status Solidi A 209, 1053 (2012). 18 Z. Shi, Y. Zhang, B. Wu, X. Cai, J. Zhang, X. Xia, H. Wang, X. Dong, H. Liang, B. Zhang, and G. Du, Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 161101 (2013). 19 H. S. Kang, G. H. Kim, D. L. Kim, H. W. Chang, B. D. Ahn, and S. Y. Lee, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 181103 (2006). 20 G. Du, Y. Cui, X. Xiaochuan, X. Li, H. Zhu, B. Zhang, Y. Zhang, and Y. Ma, Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 243504 (2007). 21 J. K. Dangbegnon, K. T. Roro, and J. R. Botha, Phys. Status Solidi A 205, 155 (2008). 4