The comparative electrical characteristics of Au/n-Si (MS) diodes with and without a 2% graphene cobalt-doped Ca3Co4Ga0.001Ox interfacial layer at room temperature

Kaya A., Maril E., Altindal Ş., Uslu I.

MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, cilt.149, ss.166-171, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 149
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.mee.2015.10.012
  • Dergi Adı: MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.166-171
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Analysis and comparison of an Au/n-Si (MS) diode and an Au/2% GC-doped, (Ca3Co4Ga0.001Ox)/n-Si type diode, Energy density distribution profile of surface states, Voltage-dependent profile resistance, SCHOTTKY-BARRIER DIODES, HIGH SERIES RESISTANCE, METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR, IV PLOT, CONTACTS, DENSITY, STATES
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

To investigate the effect of 2% graphene cobalt (GC)-doped (Ca3Co4Ga0.001Ox) interfacial layer on the main electrical parameters, Au/n-Si (MS) Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) were fabricated with and without this inter-facial layer. Using forward and reverse bias current-voltage (I-V) measurements, selected electrical parameters of these diodes were obtained and compared at room temperature. The energy density distribution profiles of the surface states (N) were obtained from the forward-bias I-V data by taking into account the voltage-dependent effective barrier height (be) and ideality factor (n(V)). The value of Ns, for the MPS-type diode is one order of magnitude lower than that of the MS diode. These results indicated that the 2% GC-doped (Ca(3)Co(4)Oa(0.001)O(x)) interfacial layer prevents reaction and inter-diffusion between Au and n-Si as well as passivating the active dangling bonds at the semiconductor surface. In addition, the voltage-dependent profile of the resistance (11,) was also obtained for the two diodes from the I-V data using Ohm's law. In both the MS- and MPS-type diodes, an apparent exponential increase in hl was observed from the mid-gap toward the bottom of the E. The experimental results show that the existence of Nss, Rs, and the interfacial layer has a great effect on the electrical characteristics of these structures. The value of the depletion layer width was obtained from C-V measurements at 300 kHz for the two diodes. The obtained results show that the GC-doped (Ca3Co4Ga0.001Ox) interfacial layer considerably enhances the diode performance. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.