Reduction of effective barrier height and low-frequency noise of Al-GaAs Schottky contacts by hydrocarbon ion beam irradiation

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1713-1718

  Meskinis S ^a   Balcaitis G ^a   Matukas, J ^b   Palenskis, V ^b  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^b VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCIES; HYDROCARBONS; ION BEAMS; IRRADIATION; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ION BEAM IRRADIATION;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 0041592478     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-1101(03)00133-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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