The current-voltage (I-V) characteristics and contact resistivity (rho(c)) of Ni electrodes formed on heavily Al+-implanted p-type SiC without an alloying process were investigated. A nearly ohmic I-V curve with a rho(c) of 9.3 x 10(-2) Omega cm(2) was demonstrated for non-alloyed Ni electrodes by very high-dose Al+ implantation (3.1 x 10(20) cm(-3)). The dependence of the experimental rho(c) on net acceptor density (N-A) can be described by a change in the contribution of direct tunneling and trap-assisted tunneling.