Title :
Current/voltage characteristics of degenerated molybdenum and platinum Schottky diodes
Author :
Martinez, Jose Luis ; Calleja, E. ; Piqueras, J.
Author_Institution :
Universidad Autónomá de Madrid, Laboratorio de Semiconductores, Instituto de Fisica del Estado Solido (CSIC-UAM), Facultad de Ciencias, Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
Degenerated Schottky diodes exhibit anomalously high currents at low temperatures that cannot be predicted in terms of resonant tunnelling. These characteristics could be explained in terms of direct tunnelling enhancement due to a build-up of defects near the interface.
Keywords :
Schottky-barrier diodes; Mo; Pt; current voltage characteristics; degenerated Schottky barrier diodes; direct tunnelling enhancement; interface defects; resonant tunnelling;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19800132
