scholarly journals Investigation of Barrier Inhomogeneities and Electronic Transport on Al-Foil/p-Type-4H-SiC Schottky Barrier Diodes Using Diffusion Welding

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 636
Author(s):  
Mehadi Hasan Ziko ◽  
Ants Koel ◽  
Toomas Rang ◽  
Muhammad Haroon Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Schottky Barrier ◽  
Barrier Height ◽  
Ideality Factor ◽  
Doping Profile ◽  
Structural Defects ◽  
Diffusion Welding ◽  
Native Oxide Layer ◽  
Electrical Characteristics ◽  
Discrete Energy Level ◽  
P Type

The diffusion welding (DW) is a comprehensive mechanism that can be extensively used to develop silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky rectifiers as a cheaper alternative to existing mainstream contact forming technologies. In this work, the Schottky barrier diode (SBD) fabricated by depositing Al-Foil on the p-type 4H-SiC substrate with a novel technology; DW. The electrical properties of physically fabricated Al-Foil/4H-SiC SBD have been investigated. The current-voltage (I-V) and capacitance-voltage (C-V) characteristics based on the thermionic emission model in the temperature range (300 K–450 K) are investigated. It has been found that the ideality factor and barrier heights of identically manufactured Al-Foil/p-type-4H-SiC SBDs showing distinct deviation in their electrical characteristics. An improvement in the ideality factor of Al-Foil/p-type-4H-SiC SBD has been noticed with an increase in temperature. An increase in barrier height in fabricated SBD is also observed with an increase in temperature. We also found that these increases in barrier height, improve ideality factors and abnormalities in their electrical characteristics are due to structural defects initiation, discrete energy level formation, interfacial native oxide layer formation, inhomogenous doping profile distribution and tunneling current formation at the SiC sufaces.

TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF Cr/p–Si(100) SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (14) ◽  
pp. 2309-2319 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. ERTURK ◽  
M. C. HACIISMAILOGLU ◽  
Y. BEKTORE ◽  
M. AHMETOGLU
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Dependence ◽  
Schottky Barrier ◽  
Barrier Height ◽  
Thermionic Emission ◽  
Electrical Characteristics ◽  
Schottky Barrier Diodes ◽  
Semiconductor Interface ◽  
Linear Portion ◽  
Barrier Heights ◽  
P Type

The electrical characteristics of Cr / p – Si (100) Schottky barrier diodes have been measured in the temperature range of 100–300 K. The I-V analysis based on thermionic emission (TE) theory has revealed an abnormal decrease of apparent barrier height and increase of ideality factor at low temperature. The conventional Richardson plot exhibits non-linearity below 200 K with the linear portion corresponding to activation energy 0.304 eV and Richardson constant (A*) value of 5.41×10-3 Acm-2 K -2 is determined from the intercept at the ordinate of this experimental plot, which is much lower than the known value of 32 Acm-2 K -2 for p-type Si . It is demonstrated that these anomalies result due to the barrier height inhomogeneities prevailing at the metal-semiconductor interface. Hence, it has been concluded that the temperature dependence of the I-V characteristics of the Cr/p – Si Schottky barrier diode can be successfully explained on the basis of TE mechanism with a Gaussian distribution of the barrier heights. Furthermore, the value of the Richardson constant found is much closer than that obtained without considering the inhomogeneous barrier heights.

ErGermanide Schottky Junctionfor n-Type Schottky Barrier Ge MOSFET

2013 ◽  
Vol 699 ◽  
pp. 590-595
Author(s):  
Sung Kwen Oh ◽  
Meng Li ◽  
Hong Sik Shin ◽  
Hi Deok Lee
Keyword(s):  
Work Function ◽  
Schottky Barrier ◽  
Barrier Height ◽  
Leakage Current ◽  
Ideality Factor ◽  
Electrical Characteristics ◽  
Temperature Range

In this paper, the electricalcharacteristics of Ergermanideschottkyjunction werestudied for source / drain of n-typeschottky barrier Ge MOSFET.Ergermanideshowed the lowest ideality factor at RTP temperature of 600°C among the applied temperature range. When RTP temperature was increased, barrier height and work function of Ergermanidebecame similar to those of Er2Ge3. From the analysis of the leakage current, it is shown that the Poole-Frenkel barrier lowering was dominant at RTP 600°C and the influence of the Schottky barrier lowering was decreased as RTP temperature increased. The electrical characteristics of Ergermanideare very sensitive to the RTP temperature andclosely related tothe trapsites which are generated by germanidation.

Novel Poly-Si/GaN Vertical Heterojunction Diode

2015 ◽  
Vol 821-823 ◽  
pp. 1015-1018
Author(s):  
Kenta Emori ◽  
Toshiharu Marui ◽  
Yuji Saito ◽  
Wei Ni ◽  
Yasushi Nakajima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Barrier Height ◽  
Epitaxial Layer ◽  
Ideality Factor ◽  
Polycrystalline Silicon ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Electrical Characteristics ◽  
Heterojunction Diode ◽  
Bulk Gan ◽  
P Type

We previously reported a unipolar mode p+-polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si)/4H-SiC heterojunction diode (SiC-HJD) [1-3]. In this work, we demonstrate a poly-Si/GaN vertical unipolar heterojunction diode (GaN-HJD) based on numerical simulation and experimental results. The GaN-HJD is expected to control the electrical characteristics of both Schottky action with a p-type poly-Si and ohmic action with an n-type poly-Si. We investigated the detailed physics of the GaN-HJD between p+Si and n+Si by numerical simulation. The GaN-HJD was also fabricated with p+-type polycrystalline silicon on an n--type epitaxial layer on bulk GaN substrates. The measured barrier height of the GaN-HJD was 0.79 eV and the ideality factor was 1.10.

THE EFFECT OF NANO AND MICRO POROSITY ON THE SCHOTTKY BARRIER HEIGHT AND IDEALITY FACTOR IN THE I–V CHARACTERISTICS OF PtSi/p-Si IR DETECTOR

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (05) ◽  
pp. 765-771
Author(s):  
H. ESHGHI ◽  
M. MOHAMMADI
Keyword(s):  
Schottky Barrier ◽  
Barrier Height ◽  
Ideality Factor ◽  
Schottky Barrier Height ◽  
Thermionic Emission ◽  
Ir Detector ◽  
Current Voltage ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
P Type ◽  
Silicon Interface

In this paper, the effect of porosity on reverse bias current–voltage characteristics of PtSi/por - Si (p-type) IR detector as a function of temperature is investigated. Our experimental data for two samples with different porosities (50% and 10%) at 300 K and 77 K are reported by Raissi et al.1 These data indicates a breakdown-like behavior. Our analytical model is based on hole thermionic emission with large ideality factor (n ≈ 200). Our calculations show that at each temperature, the Schottky barrier height, as well as the ideality factor, in sample with 10% porosity is bigger than that of 50%. These variations could be due to band gap variations of Si size effect using quantum dot model, and the presence of the relatively high (~1015 cm-2 eV-1) density of states at the silicide/por-silicon interface, respectively.

Electrical Properties of Inhomogeneous Pt/GaN Schottky Barrier

2008 ◽  
Vol 600-603 ◽  
pp. 1341-1344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Roccaforte ◽  
Ferdinando Iucolano ◽  
Filippo Giannazzo ◽  
Salvatore di Franco ◽  
Valeria Puglisi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Temperature Dependence ◽  
Schottky Barrier ◽  
Barrier Height ◽  
Ideality Factor ◽  
Schottky Contacts ◽  
Electrical Behavior ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Current Voltage ◽  
Local Current

In this work, the electrical properties of Pt/GaN Schottky contacts were studied. The temperature dependence of the barrier height and ideality factor, and the low experimental value of the Richardson’s constant, were discussed considering the formation of an inhomogenous Schottky barrier. Local current-voltage measurements on Pt/GaN contact, performed with a conductive atomic force microscope, demonstrated a Gaussian distribution of the local barrier height values and allowed to monitor the degree of inhomogeneity of the barrier. The presence of defects, terminating on the bare GaN surface, was correlated with the electrical behavior of the inhomogeneous barrier.

Schottky Barrier Height andS-Parameter of Ti, Cu, Pd, and Pt Contacts on p-Type GaN

2012 ◽  
Vol 51 (9S2) ◽  
pp. 09MK01 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youngjun Park ◽  
Kwang-Soon Ahn ◽  
Hyunsoo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Schottky Barrier ◽  
Barrier Height ◽  
Schottky Barrier Height ◽  
P Type

Schottky-barrier height tuning using dopant segregation in Schottky-barrier MOSFETs on fully-depleted SOI

2006 ◽  
Vol 913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joachim Knoch ◽  
Min Zhang ◽  
Qing-Tai Zhao ◽  
Siegfried Mantl
Keyword(s):  
Schottky Barrier ◽  
Barrier Height ◽  
Field Effect Transistors ◽  
Interface Layer ◽  
Silicon On Insulator ◽  
Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Fully Depleted ◽  
Dopant Segregation ◽  
P Type ◽  
Silicon Interface

AbstractIn this paper we demonstrate the use of dopant segregation during silicidation for decreasing the effective potential barrier height in Schottky-barrier metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect-transistors (SB-MOSFETs). N-type as well as p-type devices are fabricated with arsenic/boron implanted into the device's source and drain regions prior to silicidation. During full nickel silicidation a highly doped interface layer is created due to dopants segregating at the silicide-silicon interface. This doped layer leads to an increased tunneling probability through the Schottky barrier and hence leads to significantly improved device characteristics. In addition, we show with simulations that employing ultrathin body (UTB) silicon-on-insulator and ultrathin gate oxides allows to further improve the device characteristics.

Analysis of temperature-dependent Schottky barrier parameters of Cu–Au Schottky contacts to n-InP

2012 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Lakshmi Devi ◽  
I. Jyothi ◽  
V. Rajagopal Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Schottky Barrier ◽  
Barrier Height ◽  
Gaussian Distribution ◽  
Ideality Factor ◽  
Thermionic Emission ◽  
Schottky Contacts ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Semiconductor Interface ◽  
Zero Bias ◽  
Barrier Heights

In this work, we have investigated the electrical characteristics of Au–Cu–n-InP Schottky contacts by current–voltage (I–V) and capacitance–voltage (C–V) measurements in the temperature range 260–420 K in steps of 20 K. The diode parameters, such as the ideality factor, n, and zero-bias barrier height, Φb0, have been found to be strongly temperature dependent. It has been found that the zero-bias barrier height, Φb0(I–V), increases and the ideality factor, n, decreases with an increase in temperature. The forward I–V characteristics are analyzed on the basis of standard thermionic emission (TE) theory and the assumption of gaussian distribution of barrier heights, due to barrier inhomogeneities that prevail at the metal–semiconductor interface. The zero-bias barrier height Φb0 versus 1/2kT plot has been drawn to obtain the evidence of a gaussian distribution of the barrier heights. The corresponding values are Φb0 = 1.16 eV and σ0 = 159 meV for the mean barrier height and standard deviation, respectively. The modified Richardson plot has given mean barrier height, Φb0, and Richardson constant, A**, as 1.15 eV and 7.34 Acm−2K−2, respectively, which is close to the theoretical value of 9.4 Acm−2K−2. Barrier heights obtained from C–V measurements are higher than those obtained from I–V measurements. This inconsistency between Schottky barrier heights (SBHs) obtained from I–V and C–V measurements was also interpreted. The temperature dependence of the I–V characteristics of the Au–Cu–n-InP Schottky diode has been explained on the basis of TE mechanism with gaussian distribution of the SBHs.

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