DEEP LEVEL CHARACTERIZATION OF SUBMILLIMETER-WAVE GAAS SCHOTTKY DIODES PRODUCED BY A NOVEL INSITU ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS

被引:23
作者
HASHIZUME, T
HASEGAWA, H
SAWADA, T
GRUB, A
HARTNAGEL, HL
机构
[1] HOKKAIDO UNIV,INTERFACE QUANTUM ELECTR RES CTR,SAPPORO,HOKKAIDO 060,JAPAN
[2] TH DARMSTADT,INST HOCHFREQUENZTECH,W-6100 DARMSTADT,GERMANY
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1993年 / 32卷 / 1B期
关键词
DEEP LEVEL; EXCESS NOISE; SCHOTTKY DIODES; SURFACE TREATMENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUE; ANODIC PULSE ETCHING; E-BEAM; DLTS;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.32.486
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Various preparation methods used for the fabrication of submillimeter-wave Pt/GaAs Schottky diodes are compared with respect to deep levels present in the diode surface region. In the samples prepared by the standard electron-beam evaporation process, three process-induced deep levels were detected with the concentrations in the range of 10(13)-10(14) cm-3. On the other hand, these levels were very much reduced in the diodes produced by a new in-situ electrochemical technique. This appears to be related to the reported very low noise property of the latter diodes.
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页码:486 / 490
页数:5
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