ISSN:
1089-7550
Quelle:
AIP Digital Archive
Thema:
Physik
Notizen:
New "nongold'' NiSiW Ohmic contacts to n-type GaAs have been developed using an electron beam evaporator and a rapid thermal annealer. Ohmic behavior was found to have dependencies on the Si concentrations of the NiSiW contacts and the annealing condition. The Ohmic contacts with 40 at. % Si, prepared by annealing at 650 °C, had smooth surfaces and yielded excellent thermal stability during subsequent annealing at 400 °C after contact formation. The microstructural analysis of the interface between the contact metal and the GaAs substrate was carried out using x-ray diffraction, Auger electron spectroscopy, and cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy. It was concluded that the key parameter that influenced the electrical properties was the NiAs compounds formed during contact annealing.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.352229