Low resistance (~10 -6 Ωcm 2 )ohmic contact to n -GaAs processed at 175°C

Abstract
A low resistance (10-6 Ωcm2) Au/Ge/Pd ohmic contact processed at 175°C has been developed to n-GaAs (n ≃ 1018 cm-3). The ohmic contact formation mechanism can be rationalised in terms of the solid phase regrowth (SPR) principle and the interdiffusion of Au and Ge.