Investigation of Fermi level pinning at semipolar (11-22) p-type GaN surfaces

Young Yun Choi; Seongjun Kim; Munsik Oh; Hyunsoo Kim; Tae Yeon Seong

doi:10.1016/j.spmi.2014.10.031

Investigation of Fermi level pinning at semipolar (11-22) p-type GaN surfaces

Young Yun Choi, Seongjun Kim, Munsik Oh, Hyunsoo Kim, Tae Yeon Seong

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Abstract

Schottky barrier height (SBH; Φ_B) and their dependence on the work function of metals (Φ_M) at semipolar (11-22) p-GaN surfaces were investigated using Schottky diodes fabricated with different metals. The SBH increased with temperature, whereas the ideality factor decreased. This behavior was explained by means of the barrier inhomogeneity model, giving the mean barrier heights of 1.93-2.05 eV for different metals. The S-parameter (dΦ_B/dΦ_M) was obtained to be 0.04. This small S-parameter implies that the surface Fermi level is nearly perfectly pinned at deep-level states (caused by vacancy-related and/or Mg-induced defects) located at 1.98 eV above the valence band. This finding indicates that the surface modification is essentially required for the formation of high-quality ohmic and/or Schottky contacts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	76-81
Number of pages	6
Journal	Superlattices and Microstructures
Volume	77
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spmi.2014.10.031
Publication status	Published - 2015 Jan 1

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Choi, Y. Y., Kim, S., Oh, M., Kim, H., & Seong, T. Y. (2015). Investigation of Fermi level pinning at semipolar (11-22) p-type GaN surfaces. Superlattices and Microstructures, 77, 76-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spmi.2014.10.031

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