TiN/Al Ohmic contacts to N-face n -type GaN for high-performance vertical light-emitting diodes

Joon Woo Jeon, Tae Yeon Seong, Hyunsoo Kim, Kyung Kook Kim

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Abstract

We report on the electrical properties of TiN(30 nm)/Al(200 nm) Ohmic contacts to N-face n -type GaN for high-performance vertical light-emitting diodes and compare them with those of Ti(30 nm)/Al(200 nm) contacts. Both the as-deposited samples show Ohmic behaviors with contact resistivity of (6.0-7.2) × 10-4 ∑ cm2. However, annealing the samples at 300 °C causes the degradation of their electrical properties. Furthermore, unlike the TiN/Al contacts, the Ti/Al contacts suffer from aging degradation when exposed to air. Based on the x-ray photoemission spectroscopy and secondary ion mass spectrometry results, Ohmic formation and degradation mechanisms are briefly described and discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Article number042102
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume94
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by Manpower Development Program for Energy and Resources of the Ministry of Knowledge and Economy (Grant No. 2008-E-AP-HM-P-16-0000), and the Korea Research Foundation Grant funded by the Korean Government (KRF-2008-313-D00593).

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  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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