Electronic transport phenomena in devices containing amorphous diamond-like films on silicon

Solid State Communications

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 257-261

  Konofaos, N ^a   Thomas, C B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. thin films; B. electronic transport; B. optical properties

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; FILM GROWTH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SILICON;

BARRIER HEIGHT; DIAMOND LIKE CARBON; METAL CONTACTS;

AMORPHOUS FILMS;

EID: 0031617512     PISSN: 00381098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-1098(97)10095-3     Document Type: Article

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