Schottky contact and the thermal stability of Ni on n-type GaN
- 1 August 1996
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 80 (3) , 1623-1627
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.363822
Abstract
The Schottky barrier height of Ni on n-GaN has been measured to be 0.56 and 0.66 eV by capacitance–voltage (C–V) and current–density–temperature (J–T) methods, respectively. Gallium nickel (Ga4Ni3) is formed as Ni is deposited on the GaN film, which affects the barrier height markedly. The thermal stability of Ni on GaN is also investigated by annealing these specimens at various temperatures. Specimen annealing at temperatures above 200 °C leads to the formation of nickel nitrides Ni3N and Ni4N at the interface of Ni and GaN. These interfacial compounds change the measured barrier height to 1.0 and 0.8 eV by C–V and J–T methods, respectively. Comparisons of Schottky characteristics of Ni with those of Pt, Pd, Au, and Ti are also discussed.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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