Photosensitive Metal–Insulator–Semiconductor Devices with Stepped Insulating Layer
In: Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters (ESL), Vol. 12 (2009), No. 12, pp. H453 - H455
2009article/chapter in journalOpen Access
ChemistryFaculty of Chemistry » Physikalische Chemie
Title in English:
Photosensitive Metal–Insulator–Semiconductor Devices with Stepped Insulating Layer
Author:
Stella, KevinUDE
- LSF ID
- 49841
- Other
- connected with university
- LSF ID
- 11102
- ORCID
- 0000-0002-5587-2557
- Other
- connected with university
Year of publication:
2009
Open Access?:
Open Access
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Language of text:
English
Abstract in English:
A preparation procedure based on localized electrochemical oxidation unites multiple metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) junctions (also arrays) in a single device. The "stepped MIS" enables a comparative study of several MIS junctions of different oxide thicknesses on one silicon wafer. We present a Si-SiOx-Au four-step device with oxide thicknesses of 0, 1, 2.5, and 4 nm. The samples are characterized by internal photoemission using variable wavelengths (300-1100 nm). The " 1 nm " junction shows an increased photosensitivity compared to the " 0 nm " junction (metal-semiconductor system). The internal photoemission drops by 2 orders of magnitude when increasing the oxide thickness from 1 to 4 nm. © 2009 The Electrochemical Society.