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Effects of reactive ion etching on the electrical properties of n-GaN surfaces

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OSTI ID:395032
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  1. Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (United States)
  2. APA Optics, Inc., Blaine, MN (United States)
Dry etch damage on n-GaN has been investigated using Pd Schottky diodes fabricated on surfaces etched by conventional reactive ion etching with SiCl{sub 4} plasma. The Schottky barrier height and ideality factor were investigated as a function of the plasma self-bias voltage. Current-voltage measurements revealed severe degradation of both the forward and reverse characteristics for plasma self-bias voltages in excess of {minus}150 V.
OSTI ID:
395032
Report Number(s):
CONF-951155--; ISBN 1-55899-298-7
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English