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Theoretical Insights for Improving the Schottky-Barrier Height at the Ga2O3/Pt Interface

Journal Article · · Physical Review Applied

In this work, we study the Schottky-barrier height (SBH) at the junction between ..beta..-Ga2O3 and platinum, a system of great importance for the next generation of high-power and high-temperature electronic devices. Specifically, we obtain interfacial atomic structures at different orientations using our structure-matching algorithm and compute their SBH using electronic structure calculations based on hybrid density-functional theory.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Advanced Manufacturing Office
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1841366
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5K00-81921; MainId:82694; UUID:59235aa1-fdf6-47fb-964e-dc02c09923f9; MainAdminID:63680
Journal Information:
Physical Review Applied, Vol. 16, Issue 6
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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