@inbook{3d3212f879c0451eaf5382304b1cfe16,
title = "Microstructure of highly p-type doped GaN sub-contact layers for low-resistivity contacts",
abstract = "The effect of a highly Mg doped subcontact layer on top of GaN grown by metal organic vapor phase epitaxy and its interface to a Pd/Au contact layer was investigated by means of transmission electron microscopy and electrical characterization techniques. Use was made of prior investigations of the Mg doping characteristics, which showed the existence of a segregation related defect free layer even for doping levels as high as 5x10(-19) cm(-3), which thickness depends on the Mg to Ga molar precursor flow ratio. For a given subcontact layer thickness of 15 nm a critical precursor molar flow ratio of 0.035 resulted in a smooth surface showing an interfacial layer indicating a Pd/Ga alloying. This layer resulted in a contact resistivity as low as 2x10(-5) Omega cm(2). For a flow ratio of 0.070 the surface was found to be rough due to defect formation resulting in a contact resistivity as high as 10(-3) Omega cm(2) similar to the value obtained without subcontact layer. Moreover, the metallization layer showed in all cases a texture of the 111 lattice planes with respect to the 0002 planes of the GaN.",
author = "R. Kroger and J. Dennemarck and T. Bottcher and S. Figge and D. Hommel",
note = "Times Cited: 0 Symposium on GaN, AIN, InN and Their Alloys held at the 2004 MRS Fall Meeting NOV 29-DEC 03, 2004 Boston, MA Mat Res Soc",
year = "2005",
language = "Undefined/Unknown",
volume = "831",
series = "Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings",
publisher = "Cambridge University Press",
pages = "411--415",
editor = "Wetzel, {C. Gil B. Kuzuhara M. Manfra M.}",
booktitle = "GaN, AIN, InN and Their Alloys",
address = "United States",
}