Kim Dong-Hyeon, Schweitz Michael A, Koo Sang-Mo
Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwoon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897, Korea.
Micromachines (Basel). 2021 Mar 8;12(3):283. doi: 10.3390/mi12030283.
It is shown in this work that annealing of Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) in the form of Ni/AlN/SiC heterojunction devices in an atmosphere of nitrogen and oxygen leads to a significant improvement in the electrical properties of the structures. Compared to the non-annealed device, the on/off ratio of the annealed SBD devices increased by approximately 100 times. The ideality factor, derived from the current-voltage (IV) characterization, decreased by a factor of ~5.1 after annealing, whereas the barrier height increased from ~0.52 to 0.71 eV. The bonding structure of the AlN layer was characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Examination of the N 1 s and O 1 s peaks provided direct indication of the most prevalent chemical bonding states of the elements.
这项工作表明,以Ni/AlN/SiC异质结器件形式存在的肖特基势垒二极管(SBD)在氮气和氧气气氛中退火会导致结构的电学性能显著改善。与未退火的器件相比,退火后的SBD器件的开/关比增加了约100倍。通过电流-电压(IV)表征得出的理想因子在退火后降低了约5.1倍,而势垒高度从约0.52 eV增加到0.71 eV。AlN层的键合结构通过X射线光电子能谱进行表征。对N 1s和O 1s峰的检测直接表明了元素最普遍的化学键合状态。