ELECTRON-TRANSPORT OF INHOMOGENEOUS SCHOTTKY BARRIERS

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TUNG, RT
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10.1063/1.104747
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A novel approach is presented which leads to analytic solutions to the potential and the electron transport through inhomogeneous Schottky barriers. The existence of barrier height nonuniformities is shown to provide a simple explanation of the following abnormal experimental results, routinely observed from various Schottky barriers: greater-than-unity ideality factors, the T0 effect, the "soft" reverse characteristics, and the dependence of barrier height on the technique of measurement.
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