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Effect of Pt diffusion barrier layer in Ni/AuGe/Pt/Au on ohmic contact to n-GaAs

Yong Wang, Dandan Liu, Guoqing Feng, Zhen Ye, Zhanqi Gao and Xiaohua Wang

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 Corresponding author: Yong Wang, E-mail: eeywang@gmail.com

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Abstract: The multi-layer metals of Ni/AuGe/Pt/Au with a Pt diffusion barrier layer of ohmic contact to n-GaAs were studied. The surface morphology and ohmic contact resistivity of multi-layer metals were characterized, with and without the Pt diffusion barrier layer for comparison. The SEM and EDS measurements show the Pt diffusion barrier layer can block the interdiffusion of atoms in multi-layer metals, and improve the surface morphology. The TLM results show that the samples with a Pt diffusion barrier layer have uniform ohmic contact resistance, indicating that the Pt diffusion barrier layer can increase the repetition and uniformity of ohmic contact to n-GaAs, and improve the thermal stability and reliability of GaAs-based devices.

Key words: GaAsohmic contactdiffusion barrier layer



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Fig. 1.  SEM images of (a) Ni/AuGe/Pt/Au and (b) Ni/AuGe/Au annealed at 420 C for 60 s.

Fig. 2.  EDS images of (a) Ni/AuGe/Pt/Au and (b) Ni/AuGe/Au annealed at 420 C for 60 s.

Fig. 3.  The specific contact resistance of Ni/AuGe/Pt/Au and Ni/AuGe/Au annealed at 420 C for 60 s.

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    Received: 24 August 2014 Revised: Online: Published: 01 March 2015

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      Yong Wang, Dandan Liu, Guoqing Feng, Zhen Ye, Zhanqi Gao, Xiaohua Wang. Effect of Pt diffusion barrier layer in Ni/AuGe/Pt/Au on ohmic contact to n-GaAs[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2015, 36(3): 036002. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/3/036002 Y Wang, Dandan Liu and A Liu, G Q Feng, Z Ye, Z Q Gao, X H Wang. Effect of Pt diffusion barrier layer in Ni/AuGe/Pt/Au on ohmic contact to n-GaAs[J]. J. Semicond., 2015, 36(3): 036002. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/3/036002.Export: BibTex EndNote
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      Yong Wang, Dandan Liu, Guoqing Feng, Zhen Ye, Zhanqi Gao, Xiaohua Wang. Effect of Pt diffusion barrier layer in Ni/AuGe/Pt/Au on ohmic contact to n-GaAs[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2015, 36(3): 036002. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/3/036002

      Y Wang, Dandan Liu and A Liu, G Q Feng, Z Ye, Z Q Gao, X H Wang. Effect of Pt diffusion barrier layer in Ni/AuGe/Pt/Au on ohmic contact to n-GaAs[J]. J. Semicond., 2015, 36(3): 036002. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/3/036002.
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      Effect of Pt diffusion barrier layer in Ni/AuGe/Pt/Au on ohmic contact to n-GaAs

      doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/3/036002
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      Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11474036), and the National Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Lasers Foundations (No. 9140C310103120C31114).

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      • Corresponding author: E-mail: eeywang@gmail.com
      • Received Date: 2014-08-24
      • Accepted Date: 2014-10-13
      • Published Date: 2015-01-25

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