Ohmic contacts on n-type β-Ga2O3 using AZO/Ti/Au

Abstract

AZO interlayers between n-Ga2O3 and Ti/Au metallization significantly enhance Ohmic contact formation after annealing at ≥ 300°C. Without the presence of the AZO, similar anneals produce only rectifying current-voltage characteristics. Transmission Line Measurements of the Au/Ti/AZO/Ga2O3 stacks showed the specific contact resistance and transfer resistance decreased sharply from as-deposited values with annealing. The minimum contact resistance and specific contact resistance of 0.42 Ω-mm and 2.82 × 10-5 Ω-cm2 were achieved after a relatively low temperature 400°C annealing. The conduction band offset between AZO and Ga2O3 is 0.79 eV and provides a favorable pathway for improved electron transport across this interface.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2017
Source ID
10.1063/1.4996172

Entities

People

  • Akito Kuramata
  • David C. Hays
  • F. Ren
  • Ivan Kravchenko
  • Jiancheng Yang
  • Patrick H. Carey
  • Soohwan Jang
  • Stephen Pearton

Organizations

  • Dankook University
  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency
  • Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
  • National Research Foundation of Korea
  • New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
  • Novel Crystal Technology, Inc.
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Tamura Corporation
  • United States Department of Energy
  • University of Florida

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Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics