SI AS A DIFFUSION BARRIER FOR GE/GAAS HETEROJUNCTIONS

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作者
STRITE, S [1 ]
UNLU, MS [1 ]
ADOMI, K [1 ]
MORKOC, H [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ILLINOIS,COORDINATED SCI LAB,URBANA,IL 61801
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10.1063/1.103113
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We compare the electrical characteristics, before and after annealing, of p-Ge/N-GaAs heterojunction diodes to similar diodes which incorporate a nominally 10 Å layer of pseudomorphic Si at the Ge/GaAs interface. Both types of diodes exhibit excellent current-voltage characteristics before annealing. Diodes having no Si interlayer show significant degradation after a 20 min anneal at 640 °C. Diodes incorporating the Si interlayer retain excellent diode characteristics after a 20 min anneal at temperatures as high as 720 °C.
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