VANISHING SCHOTTKY BARRIERS IN DIAMOND METAL INTERFACES

被引:18
作者
ERWIN, SC [1 ]
PICKETT, WE [1 ]
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[1] USN,RES LAB,COMPLEX SYST THEORY BRANCH,WASHINGTON,DC 20375
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10.1016/0038-1098(92)90863-5
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
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We present theoretical evidence that Schottky-barrier heights may, for certain types of interfaces, be far more sensitive to interface geometry than previously suspected. We have identified two classes of diamond/metal interface orientations, one of which leads to Schottky-barrier heights of order 1 eV, the other to barrier heights that are very small or zero. This striking difference can be traced to details of the gap-state band structure that arise from different bonding mechanisms, for which the precise atomic geometry plays a crucial role.
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