Au–Ag binary alloys on n-GaAs substrates and effect of work functions on Schottky barrier height

Author(s):  
Abdullah Akkaya
2000 ◽  
Vol 640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shingo Tanaka ◽  
Masanori Kohyama

ABSTRACTAb initio calculations of the polar interfaces between thin films of titanium and cubic silicon-carbide (SiC) have been performed by using the first-principles molecular dynamics method. Stable configurations, adhesive energies and Schottky-barrier height (SBH) for the Si-terminated and the C-terminated interfaces are obtained. The C-terminated interface has covalent C-Ti bonds, while the Si-terminated interface has shown metallic nature. Adhesive energy/SBH of the C-terminated interface is larger/smaller than that of the Si-terminated one, respectively. In order to examine a conventional SBH model, work functions of SiC slab with Si and with C surface and Ti slab have been calculated and SBHs have been estimated from the difference of work functions. In estimated SBHs between the interfaces, the relationship depend on the crystal orientation as (111) and (001).


2006 ◽  
Vol 980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manish K. Niranjan ◽  
Leonard Kleinman ◽  
Alexander A. Demkov

AbstractWe present a theoretical study of the electronic structure, surface energies and work functions of orthorhombic Pt monosilicide and germanides of Pt, Ni, Y and Hf within the framework of density functional theory (DFT). Our calculated bulk structures are within 1-2% of reported experimental values. Calculated work functsions for the (001) surfaces of PtSi, NiGe and PtGe are 5.12, 4.57 and 4.83 eV, respectively, suggesting that these metals and their alloys can be used as self-aligned contacts to p-type silicon and germanium. Work functions for Y and Hf germanides range from 2.4 to 4.3 eV making them a possible n-type contact material. In addition, we also report an ab-initio calculation of the Schottky-barrier height at the Si(001)/PtSi(001) interface. The p-type Schottky barrier height of 0.28 eV is found in good agreement with predictions of a simple metal induced gap states (MIGS) theory and available experiment. This low barrier suggests PtSi as a low contact resistance junction metal for silicon CMOS technology. We identify the growth conditions necessary to stabilize this orientation.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1188
Author(s):  
Ivan Rodrigo Kaufmann ◽  
Onur Zerey ◽  
Thorsten Meyers ◽  
Julia Reker ◽  
Fábio Vidor ◽  
...  

Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NP) used for the channel region in inverted coplanar setup in Thin Film Transistors (TFT) were the focus of this study. The regions between the source electrode and the ZnO NP and the drain electrode were under investigation as they produce a Schottky barrier in metal-semiconductor interfaces. A more general Thermionic emission theory must be evaluated: one that considers both metal/semiconductor interfaces (MSM structures). Aluminum, gold, and nickel were used as metallization layers for source and drain electrodes. An organic-inorganic nanocomposite was used as a gate dielectric. The TFTs transfer and output characteristics curves were extracted, and a numerical computational program was used for fitting the data; hence information about Schottky Barrier Height (SBH) and ideality factors for each TFT could be estimated. The nickel metallization appears with the lowest SBH among the metals investigated. For this metal and for higher drain-to-source voltages, the SBH tended to converge to some value around 0.3 eV. The developed fitting method showed good fitting accuracy even when the metallization produced different SBH in each metal-semiconductor interface, as was the case for gold metallization. The Schottky effect is also present and was studied when the drain-to-source voltages and/or the gate voltage were increased.


2011 ◽  
Vol 98 (16) ◽  
pp. 162111 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Kováč ◽  
R. Šramatý ◽  
A. Chvála ◽  
H. Sibboni ◽  
E. Morvan ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 597-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin-Lin Wang ◽  
Wu Peng ◽  
Yu-Long Jiang ◽  
Bing-Zong Li

2007 ◽  
Vol 994 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. L. Liew ◽  
C. T. Chua ◽  
D. H. L Seng ◽  
D. Z. Chi

AbstractSchottky barrier height (ÖB) engineering of NiGe/n-Ge(001) diodes was achieved through germanidation induced dopant segregation on As implanted-Ge substrates. was reduced from 0.55 eV to 0.16 eV with increasing As dose on n-Ge(001) while on p-Ge(001), the diodes exhibited increasing ÖB.


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