中国物理B ›› 2013, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (10): 108502-108502.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/22/10/108502

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Analyses of temperature-dependent interface states, series resistances, and AC electrical conductivities of Al/p–Si and Al/Bi4Ti3O12/p–Si structures by using the admittance spectroscopy method

Mert Yíldíríma, Perihan Durmuşb, Şemsettin Altíndalb   

  1. a Department of Physics, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Düzce University, 81620, Düzce, Turkey;
    b Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Gazi University, 06500, Ankara, Turkey
  • 收稿日期:2012-12-26 修回日期:2013-04-10 出版日期:2013-08-30 发布日期:2013-08-30

Analyses of temperature-dependent interface states, series resistances, and AC electrical conductivities of Al/p–Si and Al/Bi4Ti3O12/p–Si structures by using the admittance spectroscopy method

Mert Yíldíríma, Perihan Durmu?b, ?emsettin Altíndalb   

  1. a Department of Physics, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Düzce University, 81620, Düzce, Turkey;
    b Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Gazi University, 06500, Ankara, Turkey
  • Received:2012-12-26 Revised:2013-04-10 Online:2013-08-30 Published:2013-08-30
  • Contact: Mert Yíldírím E-mail:mertyildirim@duzce.edu.tr

摘要: In this study, Al/p-Si and Al/Bi4Ti3O12/p-Si structures are fabricated and their interface states (Nss), the values of series resistance (Rs), and AC electrical conductivity (σac) are obtained each as a function of temperature using admittance spectroscopy method which includes capacitance-voltage (C-V) and conductance-voltage (G-V) measurements. In addition, the effect of interfacial Bi4Ti3O12 (BTO) layer on the performance of the structure is investigated. The voltage-dependent profiles of Nss and Rs are obtained from the high-low frequency capacitance method and the Nicollian method, respectively. Experimental results show that Nss and Rs, as strong functions of temperature and applied bias voltage, each exhibit a peak, whose position shifts towards the reverse bias region, in the depletion region. Such a peak behavior is attributed to the particular distribution of Nss and the reordering and restructuring of Nss under the effect of temperature. The values of activation energy (Ea), obtained from the slope of the Arrhenius plot, of both structures are obtained to be bias voltage-independent, and the Ea of the metal-ferroelectric-semiconductor (MFS) structure is found to be half that of the metal-semiconductor (MS) structure. Furthermore, other main electrical parameters, such as carrier concentration of acceptor atoms (NA), built-in potential (Vbi), Fermi energy (EF), image force barrier lowering (ΔΦb), and barrier height (Φb), are extracted using reverse bias C-2-V characteristics as a function of temperature.

关键词: MFS structures, Bismuth titanate, temperature dependent, activation energy, AC electrical conductivity

Abstract: In this study, Al/p–Si and Al/Bi4Ti3O12/p–Si structures are fabricated and their interface states (Nss), the values of series resistance (Rs), and AC electrical conductivity (σac) are obtained each as a function of temperature using admittance spectroscopy method which includes capacitance-voltage (C–V) and conductance-voltage (G–V) measurements. In addition, the effect of interfacial Bi4Ti3O12 (BTO) layer on the performance of the structure is investigated. The voltage-dependent profiles of Nss and Rs are obtained from the high-low frequency capacitance method and the Nicollian method, respectively. Experimental results show that Nss and Rs, as strong functions of temperature and applied bias voltage, each exhibit a peak, whose position shifts towards the reverse bias region, in the depletion region. Such a peak behavior is attributed to the particular distribution of Nss and the reordering and restructuring of Nss under the effect of temperature. The values of activation energy (Ea), obtained from the slope of the Arrhenius plot, of both structures are obtained to be bias voltage-independent, and the Ea of the metal-ferroelectric-semiconductor (MFS) structure is found to be half that of the metal-semiconductor (MS) structure. Furthermore, other main electrical parameters, such as carrier concentration of acceptor atoms (NA), built-in potential (Vbi), Fermi energy (EF), image force barrier lowering (ΔΦb), and barrier height (Φb), are extracted using reverse bias C-2-V characteristics as a function of temperature.

Key words: MFS structures, Bismuth titanate, temperature dependent, activation energy, AC electrical conductivity

中图分类号:  (Surface barrier, boundary, and point contact devices)

  • 85.30.Hi
85.30.Kk (Junction diodes) 84.37.+q (Measurements in electric variables (including voltage, current, resistance, capacitance, inductance, impedance, and admittance, etc.))