O. Y. Olikh, K. V. Voitenko, R. M. Burbelo, J. M. Olikh. Effect of ultrasound on reverse leakage current of silicon Schottky barrier structure[J]. J. Semicond., 2016, 37(12): 122002. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/37/12/122002.
O.Ya Olikh 1, , , K.V. Voitenko 1, , R.M. Burbelo 1, and JaM. Olikh 2,
Abstract: The influence of ultrasonic loading on reverse current-voltage characteristics of Mo/n-n+-Si structures has been investigated. The research of leakage current variation has been carried out for various ultrasonic wave frequencies (4.1 and 8.4 MHz), intensities (up to 0.8 W/cm2) and loading temperatures (130-330 K). The observed reversible acoustically induced increase in reverse currents was as large as 60%. It has been found that dominant charge transfer mechanisms are the thermionic emission (at high temperature) and the phonon-assisted tunneling (at low temperature). The ultrasound loading affects both processes due to the decrease of Schottky barrier height and binding energy of the electron on the trap.
Key words: Schottky contact, leakage current, ultrasound influence
Abstract: The influence of ultrasonic loading on reverse current-voltage characteristics of Mo/n-n+-Si structures has been investigated. The research of leakage current variation has been carried out for various ultrasonic wave frequencies (4.1 and 8.4 MHz), intensities (up to 0.8 W/cm2) and loading temperatures (130-330 K). The observed reversible acoustically induced increase in reverse currents was as large as 60%. It has been found that dominant charge transfer mechanisms are the thermionic emission (at high temperature) and the phonon-assisted tunneling (at low temperature). The ultrasound loading affects both processes due to the decrease of Schottky barrier height and binding energy of the electron on the trap.
Key words:
Schottky contact, leakage current, ultrasound influence
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Olikh O, Voytenko K. On the mechanism of ultrasonic loading effect in silicon-based Schottky diodes[J]. Ultrasonics, 2016, 66(1): 1. |
[1] |
Savkina R K, Smirnov A B, Sizov F. The effect of high-frequency sonication on charge carrier transport in LPE and MBE HgCdTe layers[J]. Semicond Sci Technol, 2007, 22(2): 97. doi: 10.1088/0268-1242/22/2/016 |
[2] |
Kulakova L, Gorelov V, Lutetskiy A. The rotation of the polarization plane of quantum-well heterolasers emission under the ultrasonic strain[J]. Solid State Commun, 2012, 152(17): 1690. doi: 10.1016/j.ssc.2012.04.065 |
[3] |
Ostrovskii I, Korotchenkov O, Olikh O. Acoustically driven optical phenomena in bulk and low-dimensional semiconductors[J]. J Opt A, 2001, 3(4): S82. |
[4] |
Buyukkose S, Vratzov B, van der Veen J. Ultrahighfrequency surface acoustic wave generation for acoustic charge transport in silicon[J]. Appl Phys Lett, 2013, 102(1): 013112. doi: 10.1063/1.4774388 |
[5] |
He J H, Gao J, Guo H Z. Correlated electron transport assisted by surface acoustic waves in micron-separated quasi-onedimensional channels[J]. Appl Phys Lett, 2010, 97(12): 122107. doi: 10.1063/1.3491287 |
[6] |
Ostapenko S S, L Jastrzebski, Sopori B. Change of minority carrier diffusion length in polycrystalline silicon by ultrasound treatment[J]. Semicond Sci Technol, 1995, 10(11): 1494. doi: 10.1088/0268-1242/10/11/011 |
[7] |
Ostapenko S. Defect passivation using ultrasound treatment: fundamentals and application[J]. Appl Phys A: Mater Sci Process, 1999, 69(2): 225. doi: 10.1007/s003390050994 |
[8] |
Sukach A, Teterkin V. Ultrasonic treatment-induced modification of the electrical properties of InAs p-n junctions[J]. Tech Phys Lett, 2009, 35(6): 514. doi: 10.1134/S1063785009060108 |
[9] |
Olikh O. Features of dynamic acoustically induced modification of photovoltaic parameters of silicon solar cells[J]. Semiconductors, 2011, 45(6): 798. doi: 10.1134/S1063782611060170 |
[10] |
Davletova A, Karazhanov S Z. A study of electrical properties of dislocation engineered Si processed by ultrasound[J]. J Phys Chem Solids, 2009, 70(6): 989. doi: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2009.05.009 |
[11] |
Davletova A, Karazhanov S Z. Open-circuit voltage decay transient in dislocation-engineered Si p-n junction[J]. J Phys D: Appl Phys, 2008, 41(16): 165107. doi: 10.1088/0022-3727/41/16/165107 |
[12] |
Melnik V, Olikh Y, Popov V. Characteristics of silicon p-n junction formed by ion implantation with in situ ultrasound treatment[J]. Mater Sci Eng B, 2005, 124/125: 327. doi: 10.1016/j.mseb.2005.08.039 |
[13] |
Olikh O. Effect of ultrasonic loading on current in Mo/n-n+-Si with Schottky barriers[J]. Semiconductors, 2013, 47(7): 987. doi: 10.1134/S106378261307018X |
[14] |
Olikh O. Reversible influence of ultrasound on γ-irradiated Mo/n-Si Schottky barrier structure[J]. Ultrasonics, 2015, 56: 545. doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2014.10.008 |
[15] |
Zaveryukhina N, Zaveryukhina E, Vlasov S. Acoustostimulated changes in the density of surface states and their energy spectrum in p-type silicon single crystals[J]. Tech Phys Lett, 2008, 34(3): 241. doi: 10.1134/S106378500803019X |
[16] |
Mirsagatov S A, Sapaeva I B, Nazarov Z. Ultrasonic annealing of surface states in the heterojunction of a p-Si/n-CdS/n+-CdS injection photodiode[J]. Inorg Mater, 2015, 51(1): 1. doi: 10.1134/S0020168515010148 |
[17] |
Wosinski T, Makosa A, Witczak Z. Transformation of native defects in bulk GaAs under ultrasonic vibration[J]. Semicond Sci Technol, 1994, 9(11): 2047. doi: 10.1088/0268-1242/9/11/003 |
[18] |
Buyanova I A, Ostapenko S S, Sheinkman M K. Ultrasound regeneration of EL2 centres in GaAs[J]. Semicond Sci Technol, 1994, 9(2): 158. doi: 10.1088/0268-1242/9/2/005 |
[19] |
Korotchenkov O, Grimmliss H. Long-wavelength acousticmode-enhanced electron emission from Se and Te donors in silicon[J]. Phys Rev B, 1995, 52(20): 14598. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.52.14598 |
[20] |
Ostapenko S S, Bell R E. Ultrasound stimulated dissociation of Fe-B pairs in silicon[J]. J Appl Phys, 1995, 77(10): 5458. doi: 10.1063/1.359243 |
[21] |
Sathaiya D M, Karmalkar S. Thermionic trap-assisted tunneling model and its application to leakage current in nitrided oxides and AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors[J]. J Appl Phys, 2006, 99(9): 093701. doi: 10.1063/1.2191620 |
[22] |
Shan Q, Meyaard D S, Dai Q. Transport-mechanism analysis of the reverse leakage current in GaInN light-emitting diodes[J]. Appl Phys Lett, 2011, 99(25): 253506. doi: 10.1063/1.3668104 |
[23] |
Pipinys P, Lapeika V. Temperature dependence of reverse-bias leakage current in GaN Schottky diodes as a consequence of phonon-assisted tunneling[J]. J Appl Phys, 2006, 99(9): 093709. doi: 10.1063/1.2199980 |
[24] |
Liang Huaguo, Xu Hui, Huang Zhengfeng. Low-leakage and NBTI-mitigated N-type domino logic[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2014, 35(1): 015009. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/35/1/015009 |
[25] |
Bi Xiuwen, Liang Hailian, Gu Xiaofeng. Design of novel DDSCR with embedded PNP structure for ESD protection[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2015, 36(12): 124007. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/12/124007 |
[26] |
Abu-Samaha F S, Darwish A A A, Mansour A N. Temperature dependent of the current-voltage (Ⅳ) characteristics of TaSi2/nSi structure[J]. Mater Sci Semicond Process, 2013, 16(6): 1988. doi: 10.1016/j.mssp.2013.07.036 |
[27] |
Jafar M M A G. High-bias current-voltage-temperature characteristics of undoped RF magnetron sputter deposited boron carbide (B5C)/p-type crystalline silicon heterojunctions[J]. Semicond Sci Technol, 2003, 18(1): 7. doi: 10.1088/0268-1242/18/1/302 |
[28] |
Lee C H, Lim K S. Carrier transport through boron-doped amorphous diamond-like carbon p layer of amorphous silicon based p-i-n solar cells[J]. Appl Phys Lett, 1999, 75(4): 569. doi: 10.1063/1.124444 |
[29] |
Pipinys P, Pipiniene A, Rimeika A. Phonon-assisted tunneling in reverse biased Schottky diodes[J]. J Appl Phys, 1999, 86(12): 6875. doi: 10.1063/1.371766 |
[30] |
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[31] |
Olikh O Y, Voytenko K V, Burbelo R M. Ultrasound influence on I-V-T characteristics of silicon Schottky barrier structure[J]. J Appl Phys, 2015, 117(4): 044505. doi: 10.1063/1.4906844 |
[32] |
Wang K, Ye M. Parameter determination of Schottky-barrier diode model using differential evolution[J]. Solid-State Electron, 2009, 53(2): 234. doi: 10.1016/j.sse.2008.11.010 |
[33] |
Rhoderick E H, Williams R H. Metal semiconductor contacts. 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1988 |
[34] |
Aboelfotoh M. Electrical characteristics of W-Si(100) Schottky barrier junctions[J]. J Appl Phys, 1989, 66(1): 262. doi: 10.1063/1.343867 |
[35] |
Zhua S, Meirhaeghea R L V, Detaverniera C. A BEEM study of the temperature dependence of the barrier height distribution in PtSi/n-Si Schottky diodes[J]. Solid State Commun, 1999, 112(11): 611. doi: 10.1016/S0038-1098(99)00404-4 |
[36] |
Kiveris A, Kudzmauskas S, P P. Release of electrons from traps by an electric field with phonon participation[J]. Phys Stat Sol (a), 1976, 37(1): 321. doi: 10.1002/(ISSN)1521-396X |
[37] |
Parker G, McGill T, Mead C. Electric field dependence of GaAs Schottky barriers[J]. Solid-State Electron, 1968, 11(2): 201. doi: 10.1016/0038-1101(68)90079-8 |
[38] |
Seebauer E G, Kratzer M C. Charged point defects in semiconductors[J]. Mater Sci Eng R, 2006, 55(3-6): 57. doi: 10.1016/j.mser.2006.01.002 |
[39] |
Lukjanitsa V V. Energy levels of vacancies and interstitial atoms in the band gap of silicon[J]. Semiconductors, 2003, 37(4): 404. doi: 10.1134/1.1568459 |
[40] |
Mitrofanov O, Manfra M. Poole-Frenkel electron emission from the traps in AlGaN/GaN 13 transistors[J]. J Appl Phys, 2004, 95(11): 6414. doi: 10.1063/1.1719264 |
[41] |
Zhdanova N G, Kagan M S, Landsberg E G. Ionization of shallow impurities by the electric field in a random coulomb potential[J]. JETP Lett, 1995, 62(2): 119. |
[42] |
Pavlovich V N. Enhanced diffusion of impurities and defects in crystals in conditions of ultrasonic and radiative excitation of the crystal lattice[J]. Phys Stat Sol (b), 1993, 180(1): 97. doi: 10.1002/(ISSN)1521-3951 |
[43] |
Mirzade F. Elastic wave propagation in a solid layer with laserinduced point defects[J]. J Appl Phys, 2011, 110(6): 064906. doi: 10.1063/1.3633524 |
[44] |
Olikh O, Voytenko K. On the mechanism of ultrasonic loading effect in silicon-based Schottky diodes[J]. Ultrasonics, 2016, 66(1): 1. |
O. Y. Olikh, K. V. Voitenko, R. M. Burbelo, J. M. Olikh. Effect of ultrasound on reverse leakage current of silicon Schottky barrier structure[J]. J. Semicond., 2016, 37(12): 122002. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/37/12/122002.
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