Comparison between the noise properties of PtSi/p-Si1-xGex and Pt/p-Si1-xGe Schottky contacts prepared by co-sputtering and thermal reaction


Ouacha H., Nur O., Fu Y., Willander M., Ouacha A., Turan R.

SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol.16, no.4, pp.255-259, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Doi Number: 10.1088/0268-1242/16/4/312
  • Journal Name: SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.255-259
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The noise properties of Pt/p-Si1-xGex and PtSi/p-Si1-xGex (x = 0.14) Schottky contacts have been studied. The silicide layer PtSi was formed by thermal reaction (TR) of Pt with a silicon substrate and by co-sputtering (CS) of Pt and Si onto the strained Si1-xGex layer. The noise measurements were performed at temperature T = 77 K over the frequency range 10-10(4) Hz, Higher noise level was observed in the annealed diode Pt/p-Si1-xGex. In both diodes, the noise was found to exhibit l/f behaviour and was attributed to fluctuations of the generation-recombination current at the interface states. The results reveal significant reductions in the total noise by 70%, and the interface state density Ni, by three orders of magnitude when the silicide is formed by the CS process.