HIGH-CONDUCTANCE, LOW-LEAKAGE DIAMOND SCHOTTKY DIODES

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GEIS, MW [1 ]
EFREMOW, NN [1 ]
VONWINDHEIM, JA [1 ]
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[1] KOBE STEEL USA INC, CTR ELECTR MAT, RES TRIANGLE PK, NC 27709 USA
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10.1063/1.109855
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Schottky diodes formed of Al, Au, and Hg on diamond have been characterized as a function of plasma treatment and thermal annealing. Plasmas formed from N2O, H-2, or O2 result in high surface leakage, while plasmas formed from N2 Or from CF4 with 8.5% O2 result in total leakage < 1000 e/s. Annealing the diamond at 660-degrees-C before the Schottky diode is fabricated causes an increase in the forward conductance with n-factors approaching one. This annealing removes a compensated subsurface layer that often occurs in diamond during normal processing.
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