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Title: Thermal stability of boron nitride/silicon p-n heterojunction diodes

Abstract

Heterojunctions of p-type cubic boron nitride (cBN) and n-type silicon with sp{sup 2}-bonded BN (sp{sup 2}BN) interlayers are fabricated under low-energy ion impact by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition, and their rectification properties are studied at temperatures up to 573 K. The rectification ratio is increased up to the order of 10{sup 5} at room temperature by optimizing the thickness of the sp{sup 2}BN interlayer and the cBN fraction for suppressing the reverse leakage current. A highly rectifying p-type cBN/thick sp{sup 2}BN/n-type silicon junction diode shows irreversible rectification properties mainly characterized by a marked decrease in reverse current by an order of magnitude in an initial temperature ramp/down cycle. This irreversible behavior is much more reduced by conducting the cycle twice or more. The temperature-dependent properties confirm an overall increase in effective barrier heights for carrier injection and conduction by biasing at high temperatures, which consequently increases the thermal stability of the diode performance.

Authors:
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  1. Department of Applied Science for Electronics and Materials, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580 (Japan)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22492830
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Applied Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 118; Journal Issue: 15; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; BORON NITRIDES; CARRIERS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; JUNCTION DIODES; LEAKAGE CURRENT; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE; SILICON; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K

Citation Formats

Teii, Kungen, Mizusako, Yusei, Hori, Takuro, Matsumoto, Seiichiro, and Exploratory Materials Research Laboratory for Energy and Environment, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047. Thermal stability of boron nitride/silicon p-n heterojunction diodes. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4932640.
Teii, Kungen, Mizusako, Yusei, Hori, Takuro, Matsumoto, Seiichiro, & Exploratory Materials Research Laboratory for Energy and Environment, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047. Thermal stability of boron nitride/silicon p-n heterojunction diodes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4932640
Teii, Kungen, Mizusako, Yusei, Hori, Takuro, Matsumoto, Seiichiro, and Exploratory Materials Research Laboratory for Energy and Environment, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047. 2015. "Thermal stability of boron nitride/silicon p-n heterojunction diodes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4932640.
@article{osti_22492830,
title = {Thermal stability of boron nitride/silicon p-n heterojunction diodes},
author = {Teii, Kungen and Mizusako, Yusei and Hori, Takuro and Matsumoto, Seiichiro and Exploratory Materials Research Laboratory for Energy and Environment, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047},
abstractNote = {Heterojunctions of p-type cubic boron nitride (cBN) and n-type silicon with sp{sup 2}-bonded BN (sp{sup 2}BN) interlayers are fabricated under low-energy ion impact by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition, and their rectification properties are studied at temperatures up to 573 K. The rectification ratio is increased up to the order of 10{sup 5} at room temperature by optimizing the thickness of the sp{sup 2}BN interlayer and the cBN fraction for suppressing the reverse leakage current. A highly rectifying p-type cBN/thick sp{sup 2}BN/n-type silicon junction diode shows irreversible rectification properties mainly characterized by a marked decrease in reverse current by an order of magnitude in an initial temperature ramp/down cycle. This irreversible behavior is much more reduced by conducting the cycle twice or more. The temperature-dependent properties confirm an overall increase in effective barrier heights for carrier injection and conduction by biasing at high temperatures, which consequently increases the thermal stability of the diode performance.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4932640},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22492830}, journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
issn = {0021-8979},
number = 15,
volume = 118,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}