Mahadik, N.
, Rao, M.
and Davydov, A.
(2008),
Thermally Stable Ge/Cu/Ti Ohmic Contacts to n-type GaN, Journal of Applied Physics
(Accessed October 27, 2025)
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Thermally Stable Ge/Cu/Ti Ohmic Contacts to n-type GaN
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, M V. Rao,
Abstract
he performance of novel Ge/Cu/Ti metallization scheme on n-type GaN has been investigated for obtaining thermally and electrically stable low resistance ohmic contacts. Isochronal (2 min) anneals in the 600 degrees C to 740 degrees C temperature range and isothermal (690 degrees C) anneals for 2 to 10 min duration were performed in inert atmosphere. For the 690 degrees C isothermal schedule, ohmic behavior was observed after annealing for 3 min or longer with a lowest contact resistivity of 9.1x10 superscript -5} Ω cm superscript 2} after the 10 min anneal for a net donor doping concentration of 9.2x10 superscript 17} cm superscript-3}. Mean roughness (R subscript a}) for anneals at 690 degrees C was almost constant at around 5 nm, up to an annealing duration of 10 min, which indicates a good thermal stability of the contact scheme.Citation
Journal of Applied Physics
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Journals
Keywords
electrical contacts, GaN semiconductor, Ohmic contact
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Created October 16, 2008