Research paperComputational DFTTheoreticalFundamentals of the metal contact to p-type GaN – new multilayer designKonrad Sakowski, Paweł Strak, Stanislaw Krukowski2025·10.3390/electronics14163309·arXiv:2506.15163AbstractElectrical properties of contact to p-type nitride semiconductor devices, based on gallium nitride were simulated by ab initio and by drift-diffusion calculations. The contact electric properties are shown to be dominated by electron transfer form metal to GaN related to Fermi level difference both by ab initio and model calculation. The results indicate on high potential barrier for holes leading to nonohmic character of the contact. The electrical nature of the Ni-Au contact formed by annealing in oxygen atmosphere is elucidated. The doping influence on the potential profile in p-type GaN was calculated by in drift-diffusion model. The energy barrier height and width for hole transport is determined. Based on these results, new type of the contact, is proposed. The contact is created employing multiple layer implantation of the deep acceptors. The implementation of such design promise to attain superior characteristics (resistance) as compared to other contacts used in bipolar nitride semiconductor devices.Read more
Bulk fcc Au model used in DFT calculations.2 propertiesSimulated Supercell DftAuCapping Or ContactExpand
Au-GaN slab heterointerface model used in DFT calculations.No measurements recordedSimulated Supercell DftGaNStudied MaterialAuCapping Or ContactExpand
p-type Mg-doped GaN used in the drift-diffusion model.No measurements recordedSimulatedGaNStudied MaterialExpand
Research paperComputational DFTTheoreticalFundamentals of the metal contact to p-type GaN – new multilayer designKonrad Sakowski, Paweł Strak, Stanislaw Krukowski2025·10.3390/electronics14163309·arXiv:2506.15163AbstractElectrical properties of contact to p-type nitride semiconductor devices, based on gallium nitride were simulated by ab initio and by drift-diffusion calculations. The contact electric properties are shown to be dominated by electron transfer form metal to GaN related to Fermi level difference both by ab initio and model calculation. The results indicate on high potential barrier for holes leading to nonohmic character of the contact. The electrical nature of the Ni-Au contact formed by annealing in oxygen atmosphere is elucidated. The doping influence on the potential profile in p-type GaN was calculated by in drift-diffusion model. The energy barrier height and width for hole transport is determined. Based on these results, new type of the contact, is proposed. The contact is created employing multiple layer implantation of the deep acceptors. The implementation of such design promise to attain superior characteristics (resistance) as compared to other contacts used in bipolar nitride semiconductor devices.Read more
Bulk fcc Au model used in DFT calculations.2 propertiesSimulated Supercell DftAuCapping Or ContactExpand
Au-GaN slab heterointerface model used in DFT calculations.No measurements recordedSimulated Supercell DftGaNStudied MaterialAuCapping Or ContactExpand
p-type Mg-doped GaN used in the drift-diffusion model.No measurements recordedSimulatedGaNStudied MaterialExpand
Research paperComputational DFTTheoreticalFundamentals of the metal contact to p-type GaN – new multilayer designKonrad Sakowski, Paweł Strak, Stanislaw Krukowski2025·10.3390/electronics14163309·arXiv:2506.15163AbstractElectrical properties of contact to p-type nitride semiconductor devices, based on gallium nitride were simulated by ab initio and by drift-diffusion calculations. The contact electric properties are shown to be dominated by electron transfer form metal to GaN related to Fermi level difference both by ab initio and model calculation. The results indicate on high potential barrier for holes leading to nonohmic character of the contact. The electrical nature of the Ni-Au contact formed by annealing in oxygen atmosphere is elucidated. The doping influence on the potential profile in p-type GaN was calculated by in drift-diffusion model. The energy barrier height and width for hole transport is determined. Based on these results, new type of the contact, is proposed. The contact is created employing multiple layer implantation of the deep acceptors. The implementation of such design promise to attain superior characteristics (resistance) as compared to other contacts used in bipolar nitride semiconductor devices.Read more
Bulk fcc Au model used in DFT calculations.2 propertiesSimulated Supercell DftAuCapping Or ContactExpand
Au-GaN slab heterointerface model used in DFT calculations.No measurements recordedSimulated Supercell DftGaNStudied MaterialAuCapping Or ContactExpand
p-type Mg-doped GaN used in the drift-diffusion model.No measurements recordedSimulatedGaNStudied MaterialExpand
Research paperComputational DFTTheoreticalFundamentals of the metal contact to p-type GaN – new multilayer designKonrad Sakowski, Paweł Strak, Stanislaw Krukowski2025·10.3390/electronics14163309·arXiv:2506.15163AbstractElectrical properties of contact to p-type nitride semiconductor devices, based on gallium nitride were simulated by ab initio and by drift-diffusion calculations. The contact electric properties are shown to be dominated by electron transfer form metal to GaN related to Fermi level difference both by ab initio and model calculation. The results indicate on high potential barrier for holes leading to nonohmic character of the contact. The electrical nature of the Ni-Au contact formed by annealing in oxygen atmosphere is elucidated. The doping influence on the potential profile in p-type GaN was calculated by in drift-diffusion model. The energy barrier height and width for hole transport is determined. Based on these results, new type of the contact, is proposed. The contact is created employing multiple layer implantation of the deep acceptors. The implementation of such design promise to attain superior characteristics (resistance) as compared to other contacts used in bipolar nitride semiconductor devices.Read more
Bulk fcc Au model used in DFT calculations.2 propertiesSimulated Supercell DftAuCapping Or ContactExpand
Au-GaN slab heterointerface model used in DFT calculations.No measurements recordedSimulated Supercell DftGaNStudied MaterialAuCapping Or ContactExpand
p-type Mg-doped GaN used in the drift-diffusion model.No measurements recordedSimulatedGaNStudied MaterialExpand
