On the Dirty Contacts on N-Type Silicon

  • A. Castaldini
  • D. Cavalcoli
  • A. Cavallini
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Part of the NATO ASI Series book series (NSSE, volume 222)

Abstract

Electrical contacts (sometimes referred to as dirty contacts) realized on n-type Si at room temperature and their effects on the rectifying characteristics of Au/Si Schottky diodes have been analyzed.

Keywords

Contact Resistance Ohmic Contact Ideality Factor Schottky Diode Contact Resistivity 
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© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1992

Authors and Affiliations

  • A. Castaldini
    • 1
  • D. Cavalcoli
    • 1
  • A. Cavallini
    • 1
  1. 1.Dept. of PhysicsBolognaItaly

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