Microstructural properties of thermally stable Ti/W/Au ohmic contacts on n-type GaN

Reddy, N. Ramesha and Reddy, V. Rajagopal and Choi, Chel-Jong (2006) Microstructural properties of thermally stable Ti/W/Au ohmic contacts on n-type GaN. Microelectronic Engineering, 83 (10). 1981 - 1985. ISSN 1873-5568

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Abstract

We have investigated the microstructural and electrical characteristics of Ti/W/Au ohmic contacts on n-type GaN (4.0×1018cm−3) using Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) after annealing at 900°C. It is shown that the electrical properties are improved upon annealing at 900°C for 1min in nitrogen ambient. The 900°C annealed contact produced a specific contact resistance of 8.4×10−6Ωcm2. It is further shown that the contact exhibits thermal stability during annealing at 900°C. Based on the Auger electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy studies, the formation of TiN layer results in an excess of N vacancies near the surface of the GaN layer, which could be the reason for the low-resistance of the Ti/W/Au contact.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Microstructural, Ohmic contacts, Auger electron microscopy, Transmission electron microscopy
Subjects: D Physical Science > Electronic
Divisions: PG Centre Hassan > Electronics
Depositing User: LA manjunath user
Date Deposited: 12 Aug 2019 11:57
Last Modified: 12 Aug 2019 11:57
URI: http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/6297

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