Chin. Phys. B ›› 2012, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (12): 128502-128502.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/21/12/128502

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Investigation of inhomogeneous barrier height of Au/Bi4Ti3O12/n-Si structure through Gaussian distribution of barrier height

M. Gökcen, M. Yildirim   

  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
  • 收稿日期:2012-06-19 修回日期:2012-07-24 出版日期:2012-11-01 发布日期:2012-11-01
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the Düzce University Scientific Research Project (Grant Nos. 2010.05.02.056 and 2012.05.02.110).

Investigation of inhomogeneous barrier height of Au/Bi4Ti3O12/n-Si structure through Gaussian distribution of barrier height

M. Gökcen, M. Yildirim   

  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
  • Received:2012-06-19 Revised:2012-07-24 Online:2012-11-01 Published:2012-11-01
  • Contact: M. Gökcen E-mail:muharremgokcen@duzce.edu.tr
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the Düzce University Scientific Research Project (Grant Nos. 2010.05.02.056 and 2012.05.02.110).

摘要: Au/Bi4Ti3O12/n-Si structure is fabricated in order to investigate its current-voltage (I-V) characteristics in a temperature range of 300 K-400 K. Obtained I-V data are evaluated by thermionic emission (TE) theory. Zero-bias barrier height (ΦB0) and ideality factor (n) calculated from I-V characteristics, are found to be temperature-dependent such that ΦB0 increases with temperature increasing, whereas n decreases. Obtained temperature dependence of ΦB0 and linearity in ΦB0 versus n plot, together with lower barrier height and Richardson constant values obtained from Richardson plot, indicate that the barrier height of the structure is inhomogeneous in nature. Therefore, I-V characteristics are explained on the basis of Gaussian distribution of barrier height.

关键词: Bi4Ti3O12, I-V characterization, temperature dependence, Gaussian distribution

Abstract: Au/Bi4Ti3O12/n-Si structure is fabricated in order to investigate its current-voltage (I-V) characteristics in a temperature range of 300 K-400 K. Obtained I-V data are evaluated by thermionic emission (TE) theory. Zero-bias barrier height (ΦB0) and ideality factor (n) calculated from I-V characteristics, are found to be temperature-dependent such that ΦB0 increases with temperature increasing, whereas n decreases. Obtained temperature dependence of ΦB0 and linearity in ΦB0 versus n plot, together with lower barrier height and Richardson constant values obtained from Richardson plot, indicate that the barrier height of the structure is inhomogeneous in nature. Therefore, I-V characteristics are explained on the basis of Gaussian distribution of barrier height.

Key words: Bi4Ti3O12, I-V characterization, temperature dependence, Gaussian distribution

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.)) 73.40.-c (Electronic transport in interface structures)