INVESTIGATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SEMICONDUCTOR-METAL CATHODES.

Abstract

A major phase in the development and characterization of rectifying metal-semiconductor contacts for application to cathodic emission was completed. A number of contacts meet the requirements of Schottky barrier heights equal to or greater than 1.5 eV and V-I slope constants (q/kT dV/d ln I near unity. Results are presented for contacts on B6P, ZnO, ZnS, GaAs1-xPx, GaP and ZnSe. Most effort was concentrated on Cu, Ag and Au contacts to GaP and ZnSe. Contacts with both etch-polished and vacuum-cleaved interfaces were studied, and (for GaP) both the influence of surface crystalline orientation and the temperature dependence of the contact properties determined. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0660577

Entities

People

  • Robert J. Archer
  • Thomas O. Yep

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbides
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Electronics
  • Emission
  • Inorganic Carbon Compounds
  • Inorganic Chemicals
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Electronics

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics