• DocumentCode
    860492
  • Title

    Electrical studies of tellurium films

  • Author

    Swan, R. ; Ray, A.K. ; Hogarth, C.A. ; Mukherjee, Dipankar

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron Eng., South Bank Polytech., London, UK
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    21
  • fYear
    1989
  • Firstpage
    1460
  • Lastpage
    1462
  • Abstract
    In situ DC measurements made on 50 nm-thick tellurium films sandwiched between copper electrodes show an existence of ohmic contacts at the metal/semiconductor interface. Conduction in the polycrystalline film at higher fields is believed to be due to space-charge-limited current flow.
  • Keywords
    amorphous semiconductors; copper; electrical conductivity of amorphous semiconductors and insulators; electronic conduction in crystalline semiconductor thin films; elemental semiconductors; high field effects; ohmic contacts; semiconductor thin films; semiconductor-metal boundaries; space-charge-limited conduction; tellurium; 50 nm; Cu electrodes; Cu-Te-Cu; DC measurements; Te films; amorphous films; elemental semiconductors; higher fields; metal/semiconductor interface; ohmic contacts; polycrystalline film; space-charge-limited current flow;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19890975
  • Filename
    46242