中国物理B ›› 2015, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (12): 126801-126801.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/24/12/126801

• CONDENSED MATTER: STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, AND THERMAL PROPERTIES • 上一篇    下一篇

Electrical properties and microstructural characterization of Ni/Ta contacts to n-type 6H-SiC

周天宇a b, 刘学超a, 黄维a, 卓世异a, 郑燕青a, 施尔畏a   

  1. a Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China;
    b Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 收稿日期:2015-04-21 修回日期:2015-07-28 出版日期:2015-12-05 发布日期:2015-12-05
  • 通讯作者: Liu Xue-Chao E-mail:xcliu@mail.sic.ac.cn
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KJCX2-EW-W10), the Shanghai Rising-star Program, China (Grant No. 13QA1403800), the Industry-Academic Joint Technological Innovations Fund Project of Jiangsu Province, China (Grant No. BY2011119), and the National High-tech Research and Development Program of China (Grant Nos. 2013AA031603 and 2014AA032602).

Electrical properties and microstructural characterization of Ni/Ta contacts to n-type 6H-SiC

Zhou Tian-Yu (周天宇)a b, Liu Xue-Chao (刘学超)a, Huang Wei (黄维)a, Zhuo Shi-Yi (卓世异)a, Zheng Yan-Qing (郑燕青)a, Shi Er-Wei (施尔畏)a   

  1. a Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China;
    b Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2015-04-21 Revised:2015-07-28 Online:2015-12-05 Published:2015-12-05
  • Contact: Liu Xue-Chao E-mail:xcliu@mail.sic.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KJCX2-EW-W10), the Shanghai Rising-star Program, China (Grant No. 13QA1403800), the Industry-Academic Joint Technological Innovations Fund Project of Jiangsu Province, China (Grant No. BY2011119), and the National High-tech Research and Development Program of China (Grant Nos. 2013AA031603 and 2014AA032602).

摘要: A Ni/Ta bilayer is deposited on n-type 6H-SiC and then annealed at different temperatures to form an ohmic contact. The electrical properties are characterized by I-V curve measurement and the specific contact resistance is extracted by the transmission line method. The phase formation and microstructure of the Ni/Ta bilayer are studied after thermal annealing. The crystalline and microstructure properties are analyzed by using glance incident x-ray diffraction (GIXRD), Raman spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. It is found that the transformation from the Schottky to the Ohmic occurs at 1050 ℃ and the GIXRD results show a distinct phase change from Ta2C to TaC at this temperature. A specific contact resistance of 6.5× 10-5Ω · cm2 is obtained for sample Ni(80 nm)/Ta(20 nm)/6H-SiC after being annealed at 1050 ℃. The formation of the TaC phase is regarded as the main reason for the excellent Ohmic properties of the Ni/Ta contacts to 6H-SiC. Raman and TEM data reveal that the graphite carbon is drastically consumed by the Ta element, which can improve the contact thermal stability. A schematic diagram is proposed to illustrate the microstructural changes of Ni/Ta/6H-SiC when annealed at different temperatures.

关键词: SiC, Ohmic contact, Ni/Ta

Abstract: A Ni/Ta bilayer is deposited on n-type 6H-SiC and then annealed at different temperatures to form an ohmic contact. The electrical properties are characterized by I-V curve measurement and the specific contact resistance is extracted by the transmission line method. The phase formation and microstructure of the Ni/Ta bilayer are studied after thermal annealing. The crystalline and microstructure properties are analyzed by using glance incident x-ray diffraction (GIXRD), Raman spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. It is found that the transformation from the Schottky to the Ohmic occurs at 1050 ℃ and the GIXRD results show a distinct phase change from Ta2C to TaC at this temperature. A specific contact resistance of 6.5× 10-5Ω · cm2 is obtained for sample Ni(80 nm)/Ta(20 nm)/6H-SiC after being annealed at 1050 ℃. The formation of the TaC phase is regarded as the main reason for the excellent Ohmic properties of the Ni/Ta contacts to 6H-SiC. Raman and TEM data reveal that the graphite carbon is drastically consumed by the Ta element, which can improve the contact thermal stability. A schematic diagram is proposed to illustrate the microstructural changes of Ni/Ta/6H-SiC when annealed at different temperatures.

Key words: SiC, Ohmic contact, Ni/Ta

中图分类号:  (Semiconductor surfaces)

  • 68.47.Fg
73.40.Ns (Metal-nonmetal contacts)