Thermal stability of engineered Schottky barriers in Al/Si/GaAs(001) diodes

Sorba L., Yildirim S., Lazzarino M., Franciosi A., Chiola D., Beltram F.

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, cilt.69, sa.13, ss.1927-1929, 1996 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 69 Sayı: 13
  • Basım Tarihi: 1996
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1063/1.117624
  • Dergi Adı: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1927-1929
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Schottky barriers as high (low) as 1.0-1.1 eV (0.2-0.3 eV) obtained in Al/n-GaAs(001) diodes by fabricating Si bilayers at the interface under an excess cation (anion) flux were subjected to sequential annealing cycles in the 100-450 degrees C temperature range. X-ray photoemission and current-voltage studies indicate a higher stability for high-barrier diodes, which retain 90% of the Si-induced interface dipole after a 450 degrees C anneal, as compared to only 32% for the low-barrier devices. Qualitatively different microscopic degradation mechanisms were identified in the two cases. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.