• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.82-87
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• 2007

The electrical properties of metallic junction diodes and metallic source/drain (S/D) Schottky barrier metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (SB-MOSFET) were simulated. By using the abrupt metallic junction at the S/D region, the short-channel effects in nano-scaled MOSFET devices can be effectively suppressed. Particularly, the effects of trap states at the metal-silicide/silicon interface of S/D junction were simulated by taking into account the tail distributions and the Gaussian distributions at the silicon band edge and at the silicon midgap, respectively. As a result of device simulation, the reduction of interfacial trap states with Gaussian distribution is more important than that of interfacial trap states with tail distribution for improving the metallic junction diodes and SB-MOSFET. It is that a forming gas annealing after silicide formation significantly improved the electrical properties of metallic junction devices.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제39권10호
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• pp.25-34
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 코발트 실리사이드가 형성된 얕은 p+-n과 n+-p 접합의 전류-전압 특성을 분석하여 silicidation에 의해 형성된 Schottky contact 면적을 구하였다. 역방향 바이어스 영역에서는 Poole-Frenkel barrier lowering 효과가 지배적으로 나타나서 Schottky contact 효과를 파악하기가 어려웠다. 그러나 Schottky contact의 형성은 순방향 바이어스 영역에서 n+-p 접합의 전류-전압 (I-V) 동작에 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 실리사이드가 형성된 n+-p 다이오드의 누설전류 증가는 실리사이드가 형성될 때 p-substrate또는 depletion area로 코발트가 침투퇴어 Schottky contact을 형성하거나 trap들을 발생시켰기 때문이다. 분석결과 perimeter intensive diode인 경우에는 silicide가 junction area까지 침투하였으며, area intensive junction인 경우에는 silicide가 비록 공핍층이나 p-substrate까지 침투하지는 않았더라도 공핍층 근처까지 침투하여 trap들을 발생시켜 누설전류를 증가시킴을 확인하였다. 반면 p+-n 다이오드의 경우 Schottky contact이발생하지 않았고 따라서 누설전류도 증가하지 않았다. n+-p 다이오드에서 실리사이드에 의해 형성된 Schottky contact 면적은 순방향 바이어스와 역방향 바이어스의 전류 전압특성을 동시에 제시하여 유도할 수 있었고 전체 접합면적의 0.01%보다 작게 분석되었다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.367-371
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• 2018

1,200 V class junction barrier schottky (JBS) diodes and schottky barrier diodes (SBD) were simultaneously fabricated on the same 4H-SiC wafer. The resulting diodes were characterized at temperatures from room temperature to 473 K and subsequently compared in terms of their respective I-V characteristics. The parameters deduced from the observed I-V measurements, including ideality factor and series resistance, indicate that, as the temperature increases, the threshold voltage decreases whereas the ideality factor and barrier height increase. As JBS diodes have both Schottky and PN junction structures, the proper depletion layer thickness, $R_{on}$, and electron mobility values must be determined in order to produce diodes with an effective barrier height. The comparison results showed that the JBS diodes exhibit a larger effective barrier height compared to the SBDs.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.248-251
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• 2018

To research the characteristics of $TiO_2$ as an insulator, $TiO_2$ films were prepared with various annealing temperatures. It was researched the currents of $TiO_2$ films with Schottky barriers in accordance with the contact's properties. The potential barrier depends on the Schottky barrier and the current decreases with increasing the potential barrier of $TiO_2$ thin film. The current of $TiO_2$ film annealed at $110^{\circ}C$ was the lowest and the carrier density was decreased and the resistivity was increased with increasing the hall mobility. The Schottky contact is an important factor to become semiconductor device, the potential barrier is proportional to the hall mobility, and the hall mobility increased with increasing the potential barrier and became more insulator properties. The reason of having the high mobility in the thin films in spite of the lowest carrier concentration is that the conduction mechanism in the thin films is due to the band-to-band tunneling phenomenon of electrons.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.197-204
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• 2007

p-형 실리콘 기판 위에 수 ${\AA}$ 두께의 어븀 금속을 증착하고, 후열처리 과정을 통하여 어븀-실리사이드/p-형 실리콘 접합을 형성하였다. 초고진공 자외선 광전자 분광 실험을 통하여 증착한 어븀의 두께에 따라 어븀-실리사이드의 일함수가 4.1 eV까지 급하게 감소하는 것을 관찰하였으며, X-ray 회절 실험에 의하여 형성된 어븀 실리사이드가 주로 $Er_5Si_3$상으로 구성되어 있음을 밝혔다. 또한, 어븀-실리사이드/p-형 실리콘 접합에 알루미늄 전극을 부착하여 쇼트키 다이오드를 제작하고, 전류전압 곡선을 측정하여 쇼트키 장벽의 높이를 산출하였다. 산출된 쇼트키 장벽의 높이는 $0.44{\sim}0.78eV$이었으며 어븀 두께 변화에 따른 상관 관계를 찾기 어려웠다. 그리고 이상적인 쇼트키 접합을 가정하고 이미 측정한 일함수로부터 산출한 쇼트키 장벽의 높이는 전류-전압 곡선으로부터 산출한 값에 크게 벗어났으며, 이는 어븀-실리사이드가 주로 $Er_5Si_3$ 상으로 구성되어 있고, $Er_5Si_3/p-$형 실리콘 계면에 존재하는 고밀도의 계면 상태에 기인한 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.161-165
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• 2019

In this study, zinc tin oxide (ZTO) thin-film transistors are researched to observe the correlation between the barrier potential and electrical properties. Although much research has been conducted on the electronic radiation from Schottky contacts in semiconductor devices, research on electronic radiation that occurs at voltages above the threshold voltage is lacking. Furthermore, the current phenomena occurring below the threshold voltage need to be studied. Bidirectional transistors exhibit current flows below the threshold voltage, and studying the characteristics of these currents can help understand the problems associated with leakage current. A factor that affects the stability of bidirectional transistors is the potential barrier to the Schottky contact. It has been confirmed that Schottky contacts increase the efficiency of the element in semiconductor devices, by cutting off the leakage current, and that the recombination at the PN junction is closely related to the Schottky contacts. The bidirectional characteristics of the transistors are controlled by the space-charge limiting currents generated by the barrier potentials of the SiOC insulated film. Space-charge limiting currents caused by the tunneling phenomenon or quantum effect are new conduction mechanisms in semiconductors, and are different from the leakage current.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제42회 동계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.386-386
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• 2012

We studied a bilateral switching device for spin transfer torque (STT-MRAM) based on 3D device simulation. Metal/P/N+or Metal/N/P+ junction device with $30{\times}30nm2$ area which is composed of one side schottky junction at Metal/P/N+ and Metal/N/P+ provides sufficient bidirectional current flow to write data by a drain induced barrier lowering (DIBL). In this work, Junction device confirmed that write current is more than 30 uA at 2 V, It is also has high on-off ratio over 105 under read operation. Junction device has good process feasibility because metal material of junction device could have been replaced by bottom layer of MTJ. Therefore, additional process to fabricate two outer terminals is not need. so, it provides simple fabrication procedures. it is expected that Metal/P/N+ or Metal/N/P+ structure with one side schottky junction will be a promising switch device for beyond 30 nm STT-MRAM.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.709-714
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• 2018

반도체소자의 접합특성에 따라서 분극의 특성이 달라지는 원인을 조사하였다. 반도체소자의 접합특성은 최종적인 반도체소자의 효율과 관련되기 때문에 중요한 요소이며, 효율을 높이기 위해서는 반도체접합 특성을 이해하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 다양한 성질의 접합을 얻기위하여 n형의 실리콘 위에 절연물질인 carbon doped silicon oxide (SiOC) 박막을 증착하였으며, 아르곤 (Ar) 유량에 따라서 반도체기판의 특성이 달라지는 것을 확인하였다. 전도체인 tin doped zinc oxide (ZTO) 박막을 절연체인 SiOC 위에 증착하여 소자의 전도성을 살펴보았다. SiOC 박막의 특성은 플라즈마에 의하여 이온화현상이 일어날 때 Ar 유량에 따라서 이온화되는 경향이 달라지면서 반도체 계면에서의 공핍현상이 달라졌으며, 공핍층 형성이 많이 일어나는 곳에서 쇼키접합 특성이 잘 형성되는 것을 확인하였다. 아르곤 가스의 유량이 많은 경우 이온화 반응이 많이 일어나고 따라서 접합면에서 전자 홀쌍의 재결합반응에 의하여 전하들이 없어지게 되면 절연특성이 좋아지고 공핍층의 전위장벽이 증가되며, 쇼키접합의 형성이 유리해졌다. 쇼키접합이 잘 이루어지는 SiOC 박막에서 ZTO를 증착하였을 때 SiOC와 ZTO 사이의 계면에서 전하들이 재결합되면서 전기적으로 안정된 ZTO 박막을 형성하고, ZTO의 전도성이 증가되었다. 두께가 얇은 반도체소자에서 흐르는 낮은 전류를 감지하기 위해서는 쇼키접합이 이루어져야 하며, 낮은 전류만으로도 전기신호의 품질이 우수해지고 또한 채널층인 ZTO 박막에서의 전류의 발생도 많아지는 것을 확인하였다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.324-327
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• 2014

Germanium (Ge) is a promising material for next generation nanoelectronics and multiple junction solar cells. This work investigated the electrical properties in Cu/p-type Ge Schottky diodes, using current-voltage (I-V) measurements. The Schottky barrier heights were 0.66, 0.59, and 0.70 eV from the forward ln(I)-V, Cheung, and Norde methods, respectively. The ideality factors were 1.92 and 1.78 from the forward ln(I)-V method and Cheung method, respectively. Such high ideality factor could be associated with the presence of an interfacial layer and interface states at the Cu/p-Ge interface. The reverse-biased current transport was dominated by the Poole-Frenkel emission rather than the Schottky emission.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.153-162
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• 2014

We show that carbon nanotube sensors with gold particles on the single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) network operate as Schottky barrier transistors, in which transistor action occurs primarily by varying the resistance of Au-SWNT junction rather than the channel conductance modulation. Transistor characteristics are calculated for the statistically simplified geometries, and the sensing mechanisms are analyzed by comparing the simulation results of the MOSFET model and Schottky junction model with the experimental data. We demonstrated that the semiconductor MOSFET effect cannot explain the experimental phenomena such as the very low limit of detection (LOD) and the logarithmic dependence of sensitivity to the DNA concentration. By building an asymmetric concentric-electrode model which consists of serially-connected segments of CNTFETs and Schottky diodes, we found that for a proper explanation of the experimental data, the work function shifts should be ~ 0.1 eV for 100 pM DNA concentration and ~ 0.4 eV for $100{\mu}M$.