Interface states in schottky barrier diodes. Final report 28 Jun 1974--31 Dec 1975

Technical Report · Sun Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1976

OSTI ID:7213073

Borrego, J M; Gutmann, R J; Ashok, S

Gallium arsenide Schottky barrier junctions have become increasingly important in a wide variety of high performance GaAs microwave devices such as IMPATT diodes, Schottky gate FETs and RF detectors. Although neutron irradiation effects on silicon Schottky barrier junctions are well documented no detailed results have been reported for GaAs Schottky junctions. The purpose of this program was to explore the effect of fast neutron irradiation on the metal semiconductor interface and the resultant performance of Schottky barrier (including with transient ionizing radiation). Device changes at neutron fluences where the reduction in free carrier concentration is less than 20% were emphasized, as larger reductions in free carrier concentration l lead to gross changes in junction properties that cannot be tolerated in most applications. Gold and aluminum were selected as the metals for forming the Schottky junctions since there is a large variety of results for Au-GaAs Schottky junctions reported in the literature, which could be used for comparison purposes, and because the Al-GaAs junction has a lower barrier height and appears to be more stable than the Au-GaAs interface.

• Research Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (USA). Dept. of Electrical and Systems Engineering
• OSTI ID: 7213073
• Report Number(s): AD-A-035720
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Instruments
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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
BARYONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
FAST NEUTRONS
FERMIONS
GOLD
HADRONS
INTERFACES
JUNCTIONS
METALS
NEUTRONS
NUCLEONS
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
PLATINUM
PLATINUM METALS
RADIATION EFFECTS
SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS