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Lookup NU author(s): Cezar Blasciuc-Dimitriu, Dr Alton Horsfall, Professor Nick Wright, Dr Christopher Johnson, Dr Konstantin VasilevskiyORCiD, Professor Anthony O'Neill
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The prediction of reverse bias I-V characteristics in 4H-SiC Schottky barrier diodes over a wide range of temperatures and bias is not possible using established modelling techniques. This paper reports on the development of an established general model for both reverse and forward characteristics that is applied to 4H-SiC Schottky barrier diodes. This model is based on the self-consistent evaluation of the quantum-mechanical probabilities of carriers to traverse the metal-semiconductor barrier. These are integrated over all possible energies to describe the transport process not only at energies below the barrier but also at energies equal and superior to the barrier height. In this manner the model naturally covers the entire range of the traditional theories of tunnelling, thermionic-field and thermionic emission. The model relies on a single set of parameters, extracted from the experimental forward characteristics of each device using a modified Norde method, to predict both forward and reverse characteristics. The model is compared to measured I-V characteristics, in both forward and reverse bias conditions, for 4H-SiC Schottky barrier diodes fabricated using two different edge termination technologies. Comparisons with models previously described in the literature show a superior fit to experimental data, without the need for additional fitting parameters.
Author(s): Blasciuc-Dimitriu C, Horsfall AB, Wright NG, Johnson CM, Vassilevski KV, O'Neill AG
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Semiconductor Science and Technology
Year: 2005
Volume: 20
Issue: 1
Pages: 10-15
Print publication date: 01/01/2005
ISSN (print): 0268-1242
ISSN (electronic): 1361-6641
Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0268-1242/20/1/002
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/20/1/002
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