Improved n-type GaAs ohmic contacts compatible with a chlorine-based dry-etch process

We report the use of a Mo barrier layer within Ni/Au-Ge based ohmic contacts to GaAs for eliminating an etch stop reaction that occurs during Cl-based dry etching of heterojunction bipolar transistors. The Mo has several advantages over other diffusion barrier layers and yields contacts with excelle...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of electronic materials 1991-04, Vol.20 (4), p.305-308
Hauptverfasser: REN, F, FULLOWAN, T. R, CHU, S. N. G, PEARTON, S. J, HOBSON, W. S, EMERSON, A. B
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Zusammenfassung:We report the use of a Mo barrier layer within Ni/Au-Ge based ohmic contacts to GaAs for eliminating an etch stop reaction that occurs during Cl-based dry etching of heterojunction bipolar transistors. The Mo has several advantages over other diffusion barrier layers and yields contacts with excellent adhesion, smooth morphology, and sharp edge definition. The average contact resistivity of these contacts to n super(+)-GaAs (n = 6 x 10 super(18) cm super(-3)) was 0.074 ohm-mm, which is lower than the typical contact resistivity of conventional Ni/Au-Ge/Ag metallization (0.11 ohm-mm).
ISSN:0361-5235
1543-186X
DOI:10.1007/BF02657895