Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 49, Issue 11, 1103001(2022)

GaAs Ohmic Contact Process with Cr Barrier Layer

Bo Li, Hui Li, Xiaoxue Li, Hao Yan, and Yongqin Hao*
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  • State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Laser, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China
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    Electrode structure diagram. (a) n-type GaAs substrate; (b) p-type GaAs substrate
    Structure diagram of dot transmission line model (the inner radius r0 is 80 μm, and the outer radius r1-r10 is 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180 μm, respectively)
    Specific contact resistivity of different alloy systems. (a) Au/Cr/AuGe/Ni alloy system; (b) Ti/Cr/Au alloy system
    I-V curves of alloy systems with different Cr thicknesses (annealed at 420 ℃ for 60 s). (a) Au/Cr/AuGe/Ni alloy system; (b) Ti/Cr/Au alloy system
    XRD analysis of n-type GaAs alloy system samples before and after annealing. (a) Au/Ni/AuGe/Ni alloy system;(b) Au/Cr/AuGe/Ni alloy system
    XRD analysis of p-type GaAs alloy system samples before and after annealing. (a) Ti/Pt/Au alloy system;(b) Ti/Cr/Au alloy system
    SEM morphologies of n-type and p-type GaAs ohmic contacts. (a) n-type GaAs alloy system samples before annealing; (b) Au/Ni/AuGe/Ni alloy system after annealing; (c) Au/Cr/AuGe/Ni alloy system after annealing; (d) p-type GaAs alloy system samples before annealing; (e) Ti/Pt /Au alloy system after annealing; (f) Ti/Cr/Au alloy system after annealing
    AFM morphologies of n-type and p-type GaAs ohmic contacts. (a) n-type GaAs alloy system samples before annealing; (b) Au/Ni/AuGe/Ni alloy system after annealing; (c) Au/Cr/AuGe/Ni alloy system after annealing; (d) p-type GaAs alloy system samples before annealing; (e) Ti/Pt /Au alloy system after annealing; (f) Ti/Cr/Au alloy system after annealing
    • Table 1. Specific contact resistivity of alloy systems with different Cr thicknesses (annealed at 420 ℃ for 60 s)

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      Table 1. Specific contact resistivity of alloy systems with different Cr thicknesses (annealed at 420 ℃ for 60 s)

      Alloy systems with different Cr thicknessesSpecific contact resistivity /(Ω·cm2)
      Au/Cr/AuGe/Nidn=40 nm5.89×10-5
      dn=45 nm2.63×10-6
      dn=50 nm7.47×10-5
      dn=55 nm8.24×10-5
      Ti/Cr/Audp=20 nm2.06×10-6
      dp=30 nm1.48×10-6
      dp=40 nm1.82×10-6
      dp=50 nm2.26×10-6
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    Bo Li, Hui Li, Xiaoxue Li, Hao Yan, Yongqin Hao. GaAs Ohmic Contact Process with Cr Barrier Layer[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(11): 1103001

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    Paper Information

    Received: Sep. 16, 2021

    Accepted: Nov. 8, 2021

    Published Online: Jun. 2, 2022

    The Author Email: Hao Yongqin (hyq72081220@aliyun.com)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202249.1103001

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