Effects of heat treatment on a structure: a possible buffer layer structure for high-Tc superconductors

Autor: P. Grant, S. L. Wu, Ishiang Shih, C.X. Qiu, M.W. Denhoff, L. Li
Rok vydání: 1991
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Zdroj: Materials Letters. 11:161-163
ISSN: 0167-577X
DOI: 10.1016/0167-577x(91)90072-e
Popis: Thin films of MgO with a thickness of 0.1 μm were deposited by reactive rf sputtering on monocrystalline p-type Si substrates as a diffusion barrier for high-Tc superconductor/semiconductor hybrid devices. After a heat treatment at temperatures from 700 to 1000°C in oxygen, the MgO Si samples were investigated by Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) for elemental distribution and differential capacitance measurements for surface electrical properties. The AES results showed the formation of a mixed MgO SiO x layer with a thickness of about 500 A after a treatment at 900°C for 1 h. The differential capacitance results showed a decrease of the minority carrier lifetime in Si after the treatment at temperatures above 800°C. The interface state density estimated from the preliminary capacitance results was about 1011 cm−2 eV−1.
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