Electrical and photoelectric properties of <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>-TiN/<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-Hg<Subscript>3</Subscript>In<Subscript>2</Subscript>Te<Subscript>6</Subscript> heterostructures

n-TiN/p-Hg₃In₂Te₆ heterostructures are fabricated by depositing a thin n-type titanium nitride (TiN) film onto prepared p-type Hg₃In₂Te₆ plates using reactive magnetron sputtering. Their electrical and photoelectric properties are studied. Dominant charge-transport mechanisms under forward bias are analyzed within tunneling-recombination and tunneling models. The fabricated n-TiN/p-Hg₃In₂Te₆ structures have the following photoelectric parameters at an illumination intensity of 80 mW/cm²: the open-circuit voltage is V_OC = 0.52 V, the short-circuit current is I_SC = 0.265 mA/cm², and the fill factor is FF = 0.39.     

Silicon nanowire array architecture for heterojunction electronics

Photosensitive nanostructured heterojunctions n-TiN/p-Si were fabricated by means of titanium nitride thin films deposition (n-type conductivity) by the DC reactive magnetron sputtering onto nano structured single crystal substrates of p-type Si (100). The temperature dependencies of the height of the potential barrier and series resistance of the n-TiN/p-Si heterojunctions were investigated. The dominant current transport mechanisms through the heterojunctions under investigation were determined at forward and reverse bias. The heterojunctions under investigation generate open-circuit voltage V _oc = 0.8 V, short-circuit current I _sc = 3.72 mA/cm² and fill factor FF = 0.5 under illumination of 100 mW/cm².

     

Temperature dependences of the electrical parameters of anisotype NiO/CdTe heterojunctions

The I–V characteristics of NiO/CdTe heterostructures fabricated by reactive magnetron sputtering are measured at different temperatures. It is established that current transport through the NiO/CdTe heterojunction is mainly controlled via generation–recombination and tunneling under forward bias and via tunneling under reverse bias. The investigated heterostructures generate an open-circuit voltage of V _oc = 0.26 V and a short-circuit current density of I _sc = 58.7 μA/cm² at an illumination intensity of 80 mW/cm².     

Charge transport mechanisms in anisotype n-TiO2/p-Si heterostructures

Anisotype n-TiO₂/p-Si heterojunctions are fabricated by the deposition of a TiO₂ film on a polished poly-Si substrate using magnetron sputtering. The electrical properties of the heterojunctions are investigated and the dominant charge transport mechanisms are established; these are multi-step tunneling recombination via surface states at the metallurgical TiO₂/Si interface at low forward biases V and tunneling at V > 0.6 V. The reverse current through the heterojunctions under study is analyzed within the tunneling mechanism.     

Graphite/<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-SiC Schottky Diodes Prepared by Transferring Drawn Graphite Films onto SiC

Graphite/p-SiC Schottky diodes are fabricated using the recently suggested technique of transferring drawn graphite films onto p-SiC single-crystal substrates. The current–voltage and capacitance–voltage characteristics are measured at different temperatures and at different frequencies of a small-signal AC signal, respectively. The temperature dependences of the potential-barrier height and of the series resistance of the graphite/p-SiC junctions are measured and analyzed. The dominant mechanisms of the charge–carrier transport through the diodes are determined. It is shown that the dominant mechanisms of the transport of charge carriers through the graphite/p-Si Schottky diodes at a forward bias are multi-step tunneling recombination and tunneling described by the Newman formula (at high bias voltages). At reverse biases, the dominant mechanisms of charge transport are the Frenkel–Poole emission and tunneling. It is shown that the graphite/p-SiC Schottky diodes can be used as detectors of ultraviolet radiation since they have the open-circuit voltage V_oc = 1.84 V and the short-circuit current density I_sc = 2.9 mA/cm² under illumination from a DRL 250-3 mercury–quartz lamp located 3 cm from the sample.