AI Summary & Key Takeaways
AI InsightThe barrier increment in the rectifying contacts is very important for an adequate barrier height in FET operation and is useful for the gates of the metal-semiconductor field-effect transis tors or also show promise as small signal zero-bias rectifiers and microwave mixers.
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Abstract
We have fabricated, metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) structures, the Au/Ti/HfO 2 / n -GaAs. Metal rectifying contacts were made by dc magnetron sputtering technique, and h afnium dioxide ( HfO 2 ) interfacial insulating layer with 3, 5 and 10 nm thickness has been formed by the atomic layer depositon (ALD) technique. The series resistance value from the forward bias current-voltage ( I-V ) curves of 3 nm and 5 nm MIS structures very slightly has reduced with a decrease in the measurement temperature. The barrier height value from I-V characteristics increased with increasing HfO 2 layer thickness. The barrier increment in the rectifying contacts is very important for an adequate barrier height in FET operation and is useful for the gates of the metal-semiconductor field-effect transis tors or also show promise as small signal zero-bias rectifiers and microwave mixers.