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Barrier enhancement of Al/n-InP Schottky diodes by graphene oxide thin layer

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In the present work, the surface morphology, structural and optical features of graphene oxide (GO) films are investigated. The Al/GO/n-InP MIS diode is formed by depositing GO layer on n-InP wafer for the barrier enhancement. Interfacial properties of the MIS diode with GO interlayer are extracted from current–voltage (I–V) measurement. The simple diode parameters such as barrier height and ideality factor are extracted from I–V plots, and the values are compared with those of conventional Al/n-InP MS contact. The value of barrier height (BH) for the Al/GO/n-InP contact is found as 0.85 eV. The BH value of 0.85 eV of the Al/GO/n-InP MIS structure is as high as around 100% compared to the value of 0.43 eV of the Al/n-InP reference contacts. We have showed that the value of 0.85 eV is one of the highest values presented for reference contacts with an interlayer.

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This study is partly supported by Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry State Planning organization (DPT) (Project Number: 2010K120610, Batman University Central Research Laboratory).

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  1. Faculty of Sciences and Arts, University of Batman, Bati Raman Campus, Batman, Turkey

    Omer Gullu

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, University of Erzincan, Erzincan, Turkey

    Murat Cankaya

  3. Department of Physics, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, 517 502, India

    V. Rajagopal Reddy

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Gullu, O., Cankaya, M. & Rajagopal Reddy, V. Barrier enhancement of Al/n-InP Schottky diodes by graphene oxide thin layer. Indian J Phys 93, 467–474 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-018-1311-4

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