Title :
Measurement of low resistive ohmic contacts on semiconductors
Author :
Woelk, Egbert G. ; Krautle, Herbert ; Beneking, Heinz
Author_Institution :
Technical University Aachen, Aachen, Germany
fDate :
1/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Macroscopic analog models of planar contacts to semiconductor layers were made and equipotential lines underneath the contact were traced. Voltage drop and current density across the interfacial layer of such contacts were determined and compared to theoretically calculated values. The extended transmission line model (TLM) is used to describe the measurements and a reasonable limit for its application to the measurement of ρ
cis

; for

the model of Overmeyer appears to be applicable.
Keywords :
Conductivity; Contact resistance; Current density; Electrical resistance measurement; Ohmic contacts; Planar transmission lines; Semiconductor materials; Transmission line measurements; Transmission line theory; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/T-ED.1986.22430