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Current–voltage characteristics of Au/ZnO/n-Si device in a wide range temperature

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Au/ZnO/n-Si device was obtained by using atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique, and it was characterized by I–V measurement in a wide temperature from 100 to 380 K with 20 K steps. XRD measurements were performed on ZnO thin film layer, and (002) and (201) peaks were seen in XRD pattern of the film. Surface morphology and cross section of the device were taken by SEM and discussed in the details. Some device parameters such as barrier height, ideality factor, series resistance were calculated by thermionic emission theory (TE), using Cheung’s and Norde’s functions. The Calculation results revealed that all device parameters strongly depended on temperature changing. In addition, interface states (N ss ) graphs were plotted and discussed according to energy levels and measurement temperatures. It can be concluded that this device can be used in various technological applications in wide range temperatures in industry.

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  1. Department of Electrical Electronic Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Igdir University, 76000, Igdir, Turkey

    A. Kocyigit

  2. Vocational School of Health Services, Bingöl University, 12000, Bingöl, Turkey

    I. Orak

  3. Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Bingöl University, 12000, Bingöl, Turkey

    I. Orak

  4. Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Ataturk University, 25100, Erzurum, Turkey

    Z. Çaldıran

  5. Engineering Physics Department, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istanbul Medeniyet University, 34700, Istanbul, Turkey

    A. Turut

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Kocyigit, A., Orak, I., Çaldıran, Z. et al. Current–voltage characteristics of Au/ZnO/n-Si device in a wide range temperature. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 17177–17184 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-7646-3

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