On the dielectric characteristics of Au/SnO2/n-Si capacitors

Dielectric responses of Au/SnO2/n-Si capacitors have been investigated. C-V and G-V measurements were performed in the voltage range -6-+8 V and the frequency range from 500 to 10 MHz. The SnO2 oxide layer thickness of 400 angstrom between metal and semiconductor was calculated from the measurement of the oxide capacitance in the strong accumulation region. The dielectric constant epsilon ', imaginary part of dielectric constant epsilon '', dielectric loss tangent tan delta and AC conductivity sigma(AC) were calculated from the C-V and G-V measurements and plotted as a function of frequency and voltage. Experimental results show that the epsilon ', epsilon '', and tan delta are found to decrease with increasing frequency while sigma(AC) is increased. The interfacial polarization can be more easily occurred at low frequencies, and the number of interface state density between SnO2/Si interfaces. Consequently, it contributes to the improvement of dielectric properties of Au/SnO2/n-Si (1 1 1) Schottky structure. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.