Contact-Related Deep States in AI-GaInP/GaAs Interface

1993 ◽  
Vol 325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z.C. Huang ◽  
C.R. Wie
Keyword(s):  
Deep Level ◽  
Schottky Diodes ◽  
Schottky Contact ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Current Voltage ◽  
Oxygen Contamination ◽  
Related Defect ◽  
Current Voltage Characteristics ◽  
Transient Spectroscopy ◽  
Recombination Current

AbstractDeep levels have been measured in molecular beam epitaxy grown Ga0.51In0.49P/GaAs heterostructure by double correlation deep level transient spectroscopy. Gold(Au) and Aluminum (Al) metals were used for Schottky contact. A contact-related hole trap with an activation energy of 0.50-0.75eV was observed at the A1/GaInP interface, but not at the Au/GaInP interface. To our knowledge, this contact-related trap has not been reported before. We attribute this trap to the oxygen contamination, or a vacancy-related defect, VIn or VGa. A new electron trap at 0.28eV was also observed in both Au- and Al-Schottky diodes. Its depth profile showed that it is a bulk trap in GaInP epilayer. The temperature dependent current-voltage characteristics (I-V-T) show a large interface recombination current at the GaInP surface due to the Al-contact. Concentration of the interface trap and the magnitude of recombination current are both reduced by a rapid thermal annealing at/or above 450°C after the aluminum deposition.

Transport Properties and Conduction Band Offset of n-ZnO/n-6H-SiC Heterostructures

2006 ◽  
Vol 957 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yahya Alivov ◽  
Xiao Bo ◽  
Fan Qian ◽  
Daniel Johnstone ◽  
Cole Litton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conduction Band ◽  
Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy ◽  
Deep Level ◽  
Band Offset ◽  
Measured Temperature ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Conduction Band Offset ◽  
Current Voltage ◽  
Current Voltage Characteristics ◽  
Transient Spectroscopy

ABSTRACTThe conduction band offset of n-ZnO/n-6H-SiC heterostructures fabricated by rf-sputtered ZnO on commercial n-type 6H-SiC substrates has been measured. Temperature dependent current-voltage characteristics, photocapacitance, and deep level transient spectroscopy measurements showed the conduction band offsets to be 1.25 eV, 1.1 eV, and 1.22 eV, respectively.

Correlation between Leakage Current and Ion-Irradiation Induced Defects in 4H-SiC Schottky Diodes

2006 ◽  
Vol 527-529 ◽  
pp. 1167-1170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vito Raineri ◽  
Fabrizio Roccaforte ◽  
Sebania Libertino ◽  
Alfonso Ruggiero ◽  
V. Massimino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leakage Current ◽  
Ion Irradiation ◽  
Deep Level ◽  
Schottky Diodes ◽  
Arrhenius Dependence ◽  
Current Voltage ◽  
Current Voltage Characteristics ◽  
Transient Spectroscopy ◽  
Induced Defects ◽  
Irradiation Induced Defects

The defects formation in ion-irradiated 4H-SiC was investigated and correlated with the electrical properties of Schottky diodes. The diodes were irradiated with 1 MeV Si+-ions, at fluences ranging between 1×109cm-2 and 1.8×1013cm-2. After irradiation, the current-voltage characteristics of the diodes showed an increase of the leakage current with increasing ion fluence. The reverse I-V characteristics of the irradiated diodes monitored as a function of the temperature showed an Arrhenius dependence of the leakage, with an activation energy of 0.64 eV. Deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) allowed to demonstrate that the Z1/Z2 center of 4H-SiC is the dominant defect in the increase of the leakage current in the irradiated material.

Electrical Characterization of N+-implanted n-type ZnO Single Crystals: p-n Homojunction and Deep Level Defects

2007 ◽  
Vol 1035 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qilin Gu ◽  
Xuemin Dai ◽  
Chi-Chung Ling ◽  
Shijie Xu ◽  
Liwu Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystals ◽  
Thermal Evolution ◽  
Deep Level ◽  
Schottky Diodes ◽  
Control Sample ◽  
Electrical Characterization ◽  
Type Layer ◽  
Current Voltage ◽  
Transient Spectroscopy ◽  
Induced Defects

AbstractUnintentionally doped n-type ZnO single crystals were implanted by nitrogen ions with different fluences of 1013, 1014 and 1015 cm−2 respectively. ZnO p-n homojunction was successfully fabricated due to the formation of p-type layer after 650°C post-implantation annealing in air for 30 minutes. Further thermal evolution of deep level defects was studied through thermal annealing up to 1200°C. Electrical characterization techniques including current-voltage (I-V), capacitance-voltage (C-V), Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy (DLTS) and double-correlation DLTS (DDLTS) were used for investigating the control sample, all the as-implanted and annealed samples through Au/n-ZnO Schottky diodes as well as ZnO p-n junctions. Detailed electrical properties of fabricated devices and characteristics of implantation induced defects were analyzed based on plentiful DLTS spectra. Moreover, low-temperature photoluminescence experiments of all the as-implanted and annealed samples were performed and the correlation between results from electrical and optical characterizations was discussed.

Maskless Formation of Tungsten Films by Ion Beam Assisted Deposition Technique

1989 ◽  
Vol 158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Xu ◽  
Toshihiko Kosugi ◽  
Kenji Gamo ◽  
Susumu Namba
Keyword(s):  
Deep Level ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Deposition Technique ◽  
Film Properties ◽  
Ion Beam Assisted Deposition ◽  
Current Voltage ◽  
Residual Damage ◽  
Current Voltage Characteristics ◽  
Transient Spectroscopy

ABSTRACTW films were deposited on n-GaAs by ion beam assisted deposition technique using low energy H2+ and Ar+, and film properties and residual damage in the substrate were investigated by measuring X-ray photoemission, current-voltage characteristics and deep level transient spectroscopy. Films with a resistivity of 1O−5 ohm·cm were formed. It was observed that damage can be reduced using the low energy beams and that Schottky contacts with n-factor of almost 1 and barrier height of 0.88 eV were formed.

Confinement Levels in Passivated SiGe/Si Quantum Well Structures

2009 ◽  
Vol 156-158 ◽  
pp. 541-546
Author(s):  
I.V. Antonova ◽  
E.P. Neustroev ◽  
S.A. Smagulova ◽  
M.S. Kagan ◽  
P.S. Alekseev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Wells ◽  
Current Flow ◽  
Deep Level ◽  
Sige Layer ◽  
Quantum Well Structures ◽  
Organic Monolayer ◽  
Current Voltage ◽  
Structure Surface ◽  
Current Voltage Characteristics ◽  
Transient Spectroscopy

The set of quantum confinement levels in SiGe quantum wells (QW) was observed in the temperature range from 80 to 300 K by means of charge deep-level transient spectroscopy (Q-DLTS) and transport measurements. These observations proved possible due to a passivation of structure surface with organic monolayer deposition. Si/SiGe/Si structures with different Ge contents in SiGe layer were studied. The confined levels in passivated structures became apparent through DLTS measurements as various activation energies in temperature dependence of the rate of carrier emission from QW. It was found that the recharging of SiGe QWs and carrier emission accomplish due to thermo-stimulated tunneling. The steps in the current-voltage characteristics originated from direct tunneling via the confined states were found to determine the current flow at high fields.

Barrier Inhomogeneities of a Medium Size Mo/4H-SiC Schottky Diode

2012 ◽  
Vol 711 ◽  
pp. 188-192
Author(s):  
Muhammad Yousuf Zaman ◽  
Denis Perrone ◽  
Sergio Ferrero ◽  
Luciano Scaltrito ◽  
Marco Naretto
Keyword(s):  
Schottky Barrier ◽  
Schottky Diode ◽  
Schottky Diodes ◽  
Schottky Contact ◽  
Effective Area ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Current Voltage ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Barrier Inhomogeneities ◽  
Current Voltage Characteristics

Forward current-voltage characteristics of a medium sized (3.05mm2)Mo/4H-SiC (molyb-denum on silicon carbide) Schottky diode|fabricated for high power applications | are analysedwithin a temperature range of 125-450 K. Accurate theoretical modeling is carried out using Tung'smodel in which it is considered that numerous low barrier nanometer size patches, present in uniformhigh barrier, are responsible for the inhomogeneities in the Schottky barrier of SiC-based electronicdevices. A significant difference is observed between the effective area involved in the current trans-port and the geometric area of the Schottky contact along with a dependence of the ideality factor andhe barrier height on temperature. The obtained values of uniform Schottky barrier and Richardson'sconstant are seen to be in accordance with previous works. It is concluded that the above mentionedmodel can be used to describe the electrical behaviour of Mo/4H-SiC Schottky diodes.

scholarly journals Analysis of Reverse-Bias Leakage Current Mechanisms in Metal/GaN Schottky Diodes

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Pipinys ◽  
V. Lapeika
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Dependence ◽  
Leakage Current ◽  
Reverse Bias ◽  
Electron Tunneling ◽  
Schottky Diodes ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Semiconductor Interface ◽  
Current Voltage ◽  
Current Voltage Characteristics ◽  
Model Temperature

Temperature-dependent reverse-bias current-voltage characteristics obtained by other researchers for Schottky diodes fabricated on GaN are reinterpreted in terms of phonon-assisted tunneling (PhAT) model. Temperature dependence of reverse-bias leakage current is shown could be caused by the temperature dependence of electron tunneling rate from traps in the metal-semiconductor interface to the conduction band of semiconductor. A good fit of experimental data with the theory is received in a wide temperature range (from 80 K to 500 K) using for calculation the effective mass of 0.222 . and for the phonon energy the value of 70 meV. The temperature and bias voltages dependences of an apparent barrier height (activation energy) are also explicable in the framework of the PhAT model.

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