Abstract
The frequency and voltage dependence of capacitance–voltage (C–V) and conductance-voltage (G/ω−V) characteristics of the Cr/p-Si metal semiconductor (MS) Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) were investigated in the frequency and applied bias voltage ranges of 10kHz to 5MHz and (−4V)−(+4V), respectively, at room temperature. The effects of series resistance (Rs) and density distribution of interface states (Nss), both on C–V and G/ω−V characteristics were examined in detail. It was found that capacitance and conductance, both, are strong functions of frequency and applied bias voltage. In addition, both a strong negative capacitance (NC) and an anomalous peak behavior were observed in the forward bias C–V plots for each frequency. Contrary to the behavior of capacitance, conductance increased with the increasing applied bias voltage and there happened a rapid increase in conductance in the accumulation region for each frequency. The extra-large NC in SBD is a result of the existence of Rs, Nss and interfacial layer (native or deposited). In addition, to explain the NC behavior in the forward bias region, we drew the C–I and G/ω−I plots for various frequencies at the same bias voltage. The values of C decrease with increasing frequency at forward bias voltages and this decrease in the NC corresponds to an increase in conductance. The values of Nss were obtained using a Hill–Coleman method for each frequency and it exhibited a peak behavior at about 30kHz. The voltage dependent profile of Rs was also obtained using a Nicollian and Brews methods.
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