Contacts to Semiconductor Nanowires
Abstract
Metal contacts to semiconductor nanowires share similarities with their thin-film counterparts, but they also exhibit important differences due to geometry. For example, in the formation of platinum silicide contacts to silicon nanowires, it is possible to achieve uniform platinum silicide/silicon segmented nanowires, but some ratios of platinum to silicon and annealing conditions lead to a peculiar kinking of the nanowires not analogous to the thin-film case. Also interesting is the effect of geometry on Schottky barrier contacts to semiconductor nanowires.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 03, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA510151
Entities
People
- S. E. Mohney
Organizations
- Pennsylvania State University