An indium-containing wafer from which removal of mercury can be reliably
performed and a method of manufacturing such a wafer are provided in
order to make the mercury C-V method, allowing characteristics of a the
indium-containing wafer to be measured with high precision and being a
non-destructive test, viable. An indium-containing wafer relating to the
present invention is characterized by having, formed on its episurface
layer, an added-on mercury-removal layer directed to removing
wafer-surface adherent mercury and composed of a compound semiconductor.
In addition, a method of manufacturing an indium-containing wafer
relating to the present invention is characterized in that after
evaluating electrical characteristics of the wafer with, as an electrode,
mercury adhered onto the surface of the mercury-removal layer, the
superficially adhered mercury is eliminated by removing the
mercury-removal layer.