SCHOTTKY ENHANCEMENT OF REACTED NIAL N-GAAS CONTACTS

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CHEN, CP [1 ]
CHANG, YA [1 ]
KUECH, TF [1 ]
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[1] UNIV WISCONSIN,DEPT CHEM ENGN,MADISON,WI 53706
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10.1063/1.111248
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Schottky enhancement of reacted NiAl/n-GaAs contacts was demonstrated experimentally. The Schottky barrier height increases from 0.83 eV for the as-deposited contacts to 0.96 eV when the contacts were annealed at 400-degrees-C for 1 min. Formation of a high Al content (Al,Ga)As layer at the interface upon annealing was rationalized in terms of a thermodynamic/kinetic model. A (200) dark field cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy image was used to show the presence of high Al content (Al,Ga)As at the interface.
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