DocumentCode
991694
Title
InP mixer diodes with etched via ohmic contacts
Author
Christou, A. ; Davey, J.E. ; Tseng, W.F. ; Bark, M.L.
Author_Institution
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, USA
Volume
20
Issue
9
fYear
1984
Firstpage
378
Lastpage
379
Abstract
InP mixer diodes processed with Ag/TiW/Au Schottky diodes have exhibited a noise figure of 6.5¿7.0 dB at 94 GHz. InP surface preparation is shown to be critical in diode performance. An indium-stabilised surface has resulted in a barrier height of 0.45 eV.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; Schottky-barrier diodes; indium compounds; mixers (circuits); solid-state microwave devices; Ag/TiW/Au Schottky diodes; III-V semiconductors; InP mixer diodes; barrier height; diode performance; etched via ohmic contacts; noise figure; surface preparation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19840261
Filename
4248705
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