Influence of Annealing on Electrical Properties of an Organic Thin Layer-Based n-Type InP Schottky Barrier Diode |
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Authors: | V Rajagopal Reddy A Umapathi S Sankar Naik |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Physics, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, 517502, India
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Abstract: | The electrical properties of a fabricated Au/polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)/n-InP Schottky barrier diode have been analyzed for different annealing temperatures using current–voltage (I–V) and capacitance–voltage (C–V) techniques. It is observed that the Au/PMMA/n-InP structure shows excellent rectifying behavior. The extracted barrier height and ideality factor of the as-deposited Au/PMMA/n-InP Schottky contact are 0.68 eV (J–V)/0.82 eV (C–V) and 1.57, respectively. However, the barrier height (BH) of the Au/PMMA/n-InP Schottky contact increases to 0.78 eV (J–V)/0.99 eV (C–V) when the contact is annealed at 150°C for 1 min in nitrogen atmosphere. Upon annealing at 200°C, the BH value decreases to 0.72 eV (J–V)/0.90 eV (C–V) and the ideality factor increases to 1.48. The PMMA layer increases the effective barrier height of the structure by creating a physical barrier between the Au metal and the n-InP. Cheung’s functions are also used to calculate the series resistance of the Au/PMMA/n-InP structure. The interface state density (N ss) is found to be 6.380 × 1012 cm?2 eV?1 and 1.916 × 1012 cm?2 eV?1 for the as-deposited and 150°C-annealed Au/PMMA/n-InP Schottky contacts, respectively. These results indicate that the interface state density and series resistance have a significant effect on the electrical characteristics of Au/PMMA/n-InP Schottky barrier devices. Finally, it is noted that the diode parameters change with increasing annealing temperature. |
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