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Thermal stability study of n-type and p-type ohmic contacts simultaneously formed on 4H-SiC.
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Journal of Alloys & Compounds . Jan2018, Vol. 731, p1267-1274. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- In this paper, Pt/TaSi 2 /Ni/Ti/Ni/SiC and Pt/Ti/SiC simultaneous ohmic contacts to n-type and p-type 4H-SiC are studied. The thermal stability and electrical characteristics of the ohmic contacts are investigated and compared after being aged at 500 °C for 300 h in air. The n- and p-type Pt/Ti/SiC ohmic contact failed after 100 h and after 200 h, respectively. While the Pt/TaSi 2 /Ni/Ti/Ni/SiC samples exhibits a good thermal stability and high temperature electrical characteristics, with a relatively small increase of the specific contact resistance (SCR) in the initial 50 h and then remains stable in the rest of the thermal aging duration. SEM analysis reveals that the surface morphologies of Pt/TaSi 2 /Ni/Ti/Ni/SiC samples keep smooth and stable during the aging process. According to AES analysis, the main reason of electrical characteristics degradation is the oxidation on the metal/4H-SiC interface during the aging process. Also, at the expense of the TaSi 2 layer oxidization, the diffusion rate of oxygen atoms towards the SiC are slowed down, and therefore, the metal/4H-SiC interface quality was not affected by oxidation problems and extending the life of ohmic contact in air at 500 °C. Experimental results indicate that the Pt/TaSi 2 /Ni/Ti/Ni/SiC simultaneous ohmic contacts to both n- and p-type SiC are promising to be used for high temperature and harsh environment SiC-based devices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09258388
- Volume :
- 731
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Alloys & Compounds
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 126163244
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.10.086