Michael A. Schweitz

ORCID: 0000-0001-8273-8225
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Research Areas
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Ga2O3 and related materials
  • GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials
  • Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Semiconductor materials and interfaces
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
  • Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials

Kwangwoon University
2020-2024

Ga2O3/4H-SiC n-n isotype heterojunction diodes were fabricated by depositing Ga2O3 thin films RF magnetron sputtering. The influence of annealing atmosphere on the film quality and electrical properties layers was investigated. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis showed a significant increase in peak intensities different faces β-Ga2O3 {(-201), (-401) (002)}. photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurement that atomic ratio oxygen increases under high-temperature annealing. Moreover, an...

10.3390/ma13020434 article EN Materials 2020-01-16

In this study, the physical and electrical characteristics of an AlN/4H-SiC Schottky barrier diode-based temperature sensor annealed in various gas atmospheres were investigated. An aluminum nitride (AlN) thin film was deposited on a 4H-SiC substrate via radio-frequency sputtering followed by annealing N2 or O2 gas. The chemical composition determined X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) before after annealing, its properties evaluated plotting current–voltage (I–V) curve....

10.3390/ma14030683 article EN Materials 2021-02-02

It is shown in this work that annealing of Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) the form Ni/AlN/SiC heterojunction devices an atmosphere nitrogen and oxygen leads to a significant improvement electrical properties structures. Compared non-annealed device, on/off ratio annealed SBD increased by approximately 100 times. The ideality factor, derived from current-voltage (IV) characterization, decreased factor ~5.1 after annealing, whereas height ~0.52 0.71 eV. bonding structure AlN layer was...

10.3390/mi12030283 article EN cc-by Micromachines 2021-03-08

In this study, static induction transistors (SITs) with beta gallium oxide (β-Ga2O3) channels are grown on a p-epi silicon carbide (SiC) layer via radio frequency sputtering. The Ga2O3 films subjected to UV/ozone treatment, which results in reduced oxygen vacancies the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data, lower surface roughness (3.51 nm) and resistivity (319 Ω·cm), higher mobility (4.01 cm2V−1s−1). gate leakage current is as low 1.0 × 10−11 A at VGS = 10 V by depletion formed between...

10.3390/ma14051296 article EN Materials 2021-03-08

In this study, we investigated the influence of post-deposition annealing (PDA) process on lithium phosphate (Li3PO4) solid-state thin films silicon carbide (SiC) substrate in terms materials and electrical properties. Li3PO4 films were deposited through radio frequency (RF) sputtering was performed a temperature range 200–400 °C. The show typical amorphous structures, no changes are observed even after 400 °C PDA process. Li 1 s/P 2p ratio varies with changing highest is detected under 300...

10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.03.024 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of Materials Research and Technology 2023-03-10

Ga 2 O 3 / n -type 4H-SiC heterojunction diodes were fabricated by depositing thin films on off-axis cut type substrates RF magnetron sputtering. The influence of oxygen atmosphere annealing the film quality and optical properties layers is investigated. I – V characteristics are acquired in range from 25 to 175 °C with temperature step 50 °C. annealed exhibit improved rectifying ratio (∼1 × 10 8 for ±2V) an ideality factor (1.83) at Additionally, photodiode that was presence shows increased...

10.1166/jno.2020.2826 article EN Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics 2020-05-01

Ga <inf xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</inf> O xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</inf> /SiC heterojunction were fabricated by RF magnetron sputtering. The influence of nitrogen atmosphere annealing on the electrical and deep level traps in diodes was investigated current density-voltage (J- V), capacitance-voltage (C- V) characteristics, as well transient spectroscopy (DLTS). leakage barrier height post annealed device...

10.1109/essderc55479.2022.9947098 article EN 2022-09-19

A systematic study of Schottky barriers fabricated on Ga <inf xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</inf> O xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</inf> film is reported. The barrier heights (SBHs) and current transport mechanisms were estimated through the analysis current-voltage (I-V), capacitance-voltage (C-V), current-voltage-temperature (I-V-T), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements. values SBH Ni varied from...

10.1109/essderc55479.2022.9947163 article EN 2022-09-19

We present a comparison between the thermal sensing behaviors of 4H-SiC Schottky barrier diodes, junction and PiN diodes in temperature range from 293 K to 573 K. The sensitivity devices was calculated slope forward voltage versus plot. At current 10 μA, diode presented highest peak (4.11 mV −1 ), compared peaks (2.1 1.9 , respectively). minimum errors were 0.365 0.565 K, respectively, for 80 μA±10 μA. corresponding value 0.985 150 In contrast presents lower increase saturation with...

10.1166/jnn.2021.18934 article EN Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2021-01-06

The high breakdown electric field, n-type doping capability, availability of high-quality substrates, and Baliga’s figure merit Ga2O3 demonstrate its potential as a next-generation power semiconductor material. However, the thermal conductivity is lower than that other wide-bandgap materials, resulting in degradation electrical performance reduced reliability devices. heterostructure formation on substrates with has been noted to facilitate heat dissipation In this work, thin films an Al2O3...

10.3390/micro3040055 article EN cc-by Micro 2023-09-30

This study investigated the impact of ultraviolet/ozone (UV/O3) treatment on electrical and morphological characteristics Pt/Ga2O3 Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs). Current voltage were measured within temperature range 298-423 K. The fabricated SBDs exhibit significant temperature-dependent variations height (SBH) ideality factor, indicating presence SBH inhomogeneities at Pt-Ga2O3 interface. Our results suggest that UV/O3 tunes its inhomogeneity. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) atomic...

10.2139/ssrn.4596755 preprint EN 2023-01-01

We investigated the post annealing effect of Al implantation in n -type 4H-SiC by using deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS). The Schottky contacts were deposited on epitaxial layer substrates and Al-implantation structures has been examined with without post-annealing process. a substrate was implanted Al-ion at an energy 300 keV dose 1.0 × 10 15 cm –2 . studied 1700 C after ion implantation. DLTS measurements performed before implantation, order to determine characteristics magnitudes...

10.1166/jno.2020.2818 article EN Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics 2020-07-01

ABSTRACT This study report on the formation of AlN/SiC heterostructure Schottky diodes for use temperature sensing applications enhance sensitivity. We analyzed sensitivity diode sensor depending annealing temperature. AlN/4H-SiC were fabricated by depositing aluminum nitride (AlN) thin film 4H/SiC radio frequency sputtering. The forward bias electrical characteristics determined under DC (in voltage range 0–1.5 V). ideality factor, barrier height, and derived through...

10.1166/sam.2021.3989 article EN Science of Advanced Materials 2021-07-01
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