• DocumentCode
    1128172
  • Title

    Laser-annealed refractory metal silicide films on GaAs

  • Author

    Anderson, W.T. ; Christou, Alex ; Thompson, P.E. ; Gossett, C.R. ; Eridon, J.M. ; Hatzopoulos, Z. ; Efthimiopoulos, T. ; Kudumas, M. ; Michelakis, C. ; Morgan, D.V.

  • Author_Institution
    Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1990
  • Firstpage
    62
  • Lastpage
    64
  • Abstract
    A new method of depositing refractory metal silicide films was developed for both Schottky barriers and ohmic contacts to GaAs devices. Pulsed excimer laser annealing of the films was used to lower the gate sheet resistances and in the case of ohmic contacts to remove the interface barrier. Rutherford backscattering analysis showed that interdiffusion induced by laser annealing was reduced with In-doped GaAs compared to undoped GaAs substrates.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; Schottky effect; excimer lasers; gallium arsenide; indium; laser beam annealing; metallisation; ohmic contacts; semiconductor technology; semiconductor-metal boundaries; GaAs; GaAs substrates; GaAs:In; Rutherford backscattering analysis; Schottky barriers; gate sheet resistances; interdiffusion; interface barrier removal; laser annealing; ohmic contacts; pulsed excimer laser; refractory metal silicide films; silicides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19900041
  • Filename
    44877