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dc.contributor.authorRao, V. Ramgopal-
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-21T06:31:18Z-
dc.date.available2023-10-21T06:31:18Z-
dc.date.issued2018-04-
dc.identifier.urihttps://pubs.aip.org/aip/apl/article/112/16/163502/35512/Significant-improvement-in-the-electrical-
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12579-
dc.description.abstractIII-Nitride semiconductors face the issue of localized surface states, which causes fermi level pinning and large leakage current at the metal semiconductor interface, thereby degrading the device performance. In this work, we have demonstrated the use of a Self-Assembled Monolayer (SAM) of organic molecules to improve the electrical characteristics of Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) on n-type Gallium Nitride (n-GaN) epitaxial films. The electrical characteristics of diodes were improved by adsorption of SAM of hydroxyl-phenyl metallated porphyrin organic molecules (Zn-TPPOH) onto the surface of n-GaN. SAM-semiconductor bonding via native oxide on the n-GaN surface was confirmed using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements. Surface morphology and surface electronic properties were characterized using atomic force microscopy and Kelvin probe force microscopy. Current-voltage characteristics of different metal (Cu, Ni) SBDs on bare n-GaN were compared with those of Cu/Zn-TPPOH/n-GaN and Ni/Zn-TPPOH/n-GaN SBDs. It was found that due to the molecular monolayer, the surface potential of n-GaN was decreased by ∼350 mV. This caused an increase in the Schottky barrier height of Cu and Ni SBDs from 1.13 eV to 1.38 eV and 1.07 eV to 1.22 eV, respectively. In addition to this, the reverse bias leakage current was reduced by 3–4 orders of magnitude for both Cu and Ni SBDs. Such a significant improvement in the electrical performance of the diodes can be very useful for better device functioningen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAIPen_US
dc.subjectEEEen_US
dc.subjectGallium Nitride (GaN)en_US
dc.subjectNitride surfacesen_US
dc.titleSignificant improvement in the electrical characteristics of Schottky barrier diodes on molecularly modified Gallium Nitride surfacesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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