Experimental observation of conductance transients in Al/SiNx:H/Si metal-insulator-semiconductor structures
Author(s) -
S. Dueñas,
Ramón J. Peláez,
Helena Castán,
R. Pinacho,
L. Quintanilla,
J. Barbolla,
I. Mártil,
G. González-Dı́az
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
applied physics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182
H-Index - 442
eISSN - 1077-3118
pISSN - 0003-6951
DOI - 10.1063/1.119658
Subject(s) - conductance , silicon nitride , silicon , materials science , semiconductor , condensed matter physics , electron cyclotron resonance , thin film , plasma , wide bandgap semiconductor , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , physics , quantum mechanics
Room temperature conductance transients in the SiNx:H/Si interface are reported. Silicon nitride thin films were directly deposited on silicon by the low temperature electron-cyclotron-resonance plasma method. The shape of the conductance transients varies with the frequency at which they are obtained. This behavior is explained in terms of a disorder-induced gap-state continuum model for the interfacial defects. A perfect agreement between experiment and theory is obtained proving the validity of the model. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics
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