Hyun Kyong Cho, Ina Ostermay, Tim Kolbe, Jens Rass and Sven Einfeldt
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Abstract
The feasibility of replacing the V/Al/Ni/Au contact on n-Al0.85Ga0.15N:Si commonly used in far-UVC LEDs with a Au-free V/Al/Pt contact has been investigated. It is shown that the V and Pt layer thicknesses play an important role for achieving a low contact resistivity and a smooth contact surface at a low annealing temperature. The specific contact resistivity of V(10 nm)/Al(120 nm)/Pt(40 nm) annealed at 700 °C for 5 min is comparable with that of V(15 nm)/Al(120 nm)/Ni(20 nm)/Au(30 nm) annealed at 850 °C for 30 s. Furthermore, the root mean square roughness of the optimized V/Al/Pt contacts was 8.3 nm as compared to 30 nm for V/Al/Ni/Au.
期刊介绍:
The ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology (JSS) was launched in 2012, and publishes outstanding research covering fundamental and applied areas of solid state science and technology, including experimental and theoretical aspects of the chemistry and physics of materials and devices.
JSS has five topical interest areas:
carbon nanostructures and devices
dielectric science and materials
electronic materials and processing
electronic and photonic devices and systems
luminescence and display materials, devices and processing.