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Abstract
In this work, a recent heuristic method called Dragonfly Algorithm (DA) has been employed for the first time to investigate the temperature effect on the Schottky diode electrical parameters. Beryllium-doped Al0.29Ga0.71As Schottky diodes grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) have been used to validate the suggested method. The proposed approach is based on the analysis of current-voltage-temperature (I–V-T) and capacitance-voltage (C–V) characteristics. Furthermore, the interface state density as function of the difference between the surface state energy and valence band energy was determined. The obtained results demonstrate the high efficiency of this strategy to accurately determine the electrical parameters and investigate their temperature dependency. This efficiency can be clearly remarked from the well fit between both predicted and measured current characteristics.
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Micro and Nanostructures is a journal disseminating the science and technology of micro-structures and nano-structures in materials and their devices, including individual and collective use of semiconductors, metals and insulators for the exploitation of their unique properties. The journal hosts papers dealing with fundamental and applied experimental research as well as theoretical studies. Fields of interest, including emerging ones, cover:
• Novel micro and nanostructures
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• Synthetic heterostructures
• Plasmonics
• Micro and nano-defects in materials (semiconductor, metal and insulators)
• Surfaces and interfaces of thin films
In addition to Research Papers, the journal aims at publishing Topical Reviews providing insights into rapidly evolving or more mature fields. Written by leading researchers in their respective fields, those articles are commissioned by the Editorial Board.
Formerly known as Superlattices and Microstructures, with a 2021 IF of 3.22 and 2021 CiteScore of 5.4