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Electrical properties and interfacial reactions of rapidly annealed Ni/Ru Schottky rectifiers on n-type GaN
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Journal of Alloys & Compounds . Jul2010, Vol. 503 Issue 1, p186-191. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Abstract: The effect of annealing temperature on the electrical and structural properties of Ni/Ru Schottky rectifiers have been investigated by current–voltage (I–V), capacitance–voltage (C–V), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and secondary ion mass spectrometer (SIMS) measurements. The measured Schottky barrier height for as-deposited Ni/Ru/n-GaN Schottky diode is 0.66eV (I–V) and 0.79eV (C–V). It is observed that the barrier height of the Ni/Ru Schottky contacts increases with an increase in annealing temperature. When the contact is annealed at 600°C for 1min in N2 ambient, a maximum barrier height is achieved and the corresponding values are 0.79eV (I–V) and 0.98eV (C–V). It is observed that significant improvement in the electrical properties of Ni/Ru Schottky rectifier after annealing temperatures as compared to the as-deposited contact. Based on the results of SIMS and XRD, the formation of gallide phases at the Ni/Ru/n-GaN interface could be the reason for the increase of Schottky barrier height at elevated temperatures. Atomic force microscopy results showed that the surface morphology of the Ni/Ru Schottky contact is fairly smooth with a root-mean-square (RMS) roughness of 2.12nm even after annealing at 600°C. These results indicate that the Ni/Ru contacts could be attractive for high-temperature device applications. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09258388
- Volume :
- 503
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Alloys & Compounds
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 52204753
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.04.230