• DocumentCode
    415544
  • Title

    Effect of the a-SiC:H thickness in the conduction mechanisms of a-SiC:H/c-Si heterojunction diodes

  • Author

    Cabre, R. ; Pallarès, J. ; Marsal, L.F.

  • Author_Institution
    Departament of Electron. Eng., Univ. Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-19 May 2004
  • Firstpage
    287
  • Abstract
    The conduction mechanisms governing the dark current-voltage characteristics of a-SiC:H/a-Si:H/c-Si pin heterojunction diodes are determined by the use of an electrical model. In particular, the influence of the a-SiC:H thickness layer on the conduction mechanisms is studied. For a 5 nm thick a-SiC:H layer, the conduction mechanisms of the heterojunction diode are the same than a homojunction Silicon diode.
  • Keywords
    amorphous semiconductors; dark conductivity; electrical conductivity; elemental semiconductors; hydrogen; semiconductor diodes; semiconductor heterojunctions; silicon; silicon compounds; 5 nm; SiC:H-Si; a-SiC:H thickness; a-SiC:H/c-Si heterojunction diodes; conduction mechanisms; dark current-voltage characteristics; electrical model; heterojunction diode; Amorphous materials; Crystallization; Diodes; Fabrication; Heterojunctions; Silicon; Space charge; Spontaneous emission; Temperature distribution; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microelectronics, 2004. 24th International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8166-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICMEL.2004.1314619
  • Filename
    1314619