Abstract
In the present work, the feasibility of formation near-ideal ohmic contact of In/n-Si by 300 μs duration Nd:YAG pulsed laser
processing has been demonstrated. Several laser pulses energy densities have been used. Topography of the irradiated
region with different conditions was extensively discussed to support other measurements to evaluate the ohmic contact
quality. I-V characteristics in the forward and reverse bias and barrier height measurements have been studied for different
irradiated samples to determine the laser energy density that gives best ohmic behavior. Comparing the current results with
published results, it is found that these results are competitive and meet the standards of good ohmic contact, specific
contact resistance of 1.9 x 10-4 Ω.cm2
has been obtained at 21.1 J.cm-2 laser energy density, which is the lowest value ever
reported for In/n-Si.
Keywords
n-Si, YAG:Nd laser, Ohmic contact, Indium, I-V characteristics.
Citation
R. A. ISMAIL, K. A. HUBEATIR, N. H. KALIF, Low resistance nonalloyed In ohmic contacts to n-Si irradiated by Nd: YAG laser pulses, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 2, 12, December 2008, pp.818-821 (2008).
Submitted at: Oct. 13, 2008
Accepted at: Dec. 4, 2008