This paper presents the fabrication and character- ization of Al/PVA:n-CdS (MS) and Al/Al2O3/PVA:n-CdS (MIS) diode. The effects of interfacial insulator layer, in- terface states (Nss) and series resistance (Rs) on the elec- trical characteristics of Al/PVA:n-CdS structures have been investigated using forward and reverse bias I -V , C-V , and G/w-V characteristics at room temperature. Al/PVA:n-CdS diode is fabricated with and without insulator Al2O3 layer to explain the effect of insulator layer on main electrical pa- rameters. The values of the ideality factor (n), series resis- tance (Rs) and barrier height (φb) are calculated from ln(I ) vs. V plots, by the Cheung and Norde methods. The energy density distribution profile of the interface states is obtained from the forward bias I -V data by taking into account the bias dependence ideality factor (n(V )) and effective barrier height (φe) for MS and MIS diode. The Nss values increase from mid-gap energy of CdS to the bottom of the conduc- tance band edge for both MS and MIS diode.
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