Title :
Nonalloyed ohmic contacts for p+-type in GaAs base layer in HBTs
Author :
Ressel, P. ; Vogel, Klaus ; Fritzsche, Daniel ; Mause, K.
Author_Institution :
Ferdinand Braun Inst. fur Hochstfrequenztech. im Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V, Germany
Abstract :
Two new metallisation systems, Pd/Pt and Cr/Au, for nonalloyed ohmic contacts on p+-InGaAs have been compared with the Ti/Pt contact. The observed strong dependence of the contact resistivity on the metal is related to its work function. The lowest resistivities are achieved with Pd/Pt, e.g. 1.2*10-6 Omega cm2 for p=1.7*19 cm-3.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; chromium; contact resistance; gallium arsenide; gold; heterojunction bipolar transistors; indium compounds; metallisation; ohmic contacts; palladium; platinum; semiconductor-metal boundaries; Cr-Au-InGaAs; HBT; Pd-Pt-InGaAs; Ti-Pt-InGaAs; contact resistivity; metallisation systems; nonalloyed ohmic contacts; p +-type base layer; work function;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19921437