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Low-Resistance Electrical Contacts to p-Type GaN by Using InxGa1-xN Cap Layers
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 March 2011
Abstract
A novel type of low-resistance ohmic contacts is demonstrated utilizing polarization-induced electric fields in thin p-type InGaN layers on p-type GaN. An increase of the hole tunneling probability through the barrier and a concomitant significant decrease of the specific contact resistance can be attributed to a reduction of the tunneling barrier width in the InGaN capping layers due to the polarization-induced electric fields. The specific contact resistance of Ni (10 nm) / Au (30 nm) contacts deposited on the InGaN capping layers was determined by the transmission line method. Specific contact resistances of 1.2 × 10-2 Ω cm2 and 6 × 10-3 & cm2 were obtained for capping layer thicknesses of 20 nm and 2 nm, respectively.
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