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, cilt.16, sa.4, ss.255-259, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1088/0268-1242/16/4/312
  • Dergi Adı: SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.255-259
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.