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Design and Fabrication of MIM Diodes with Single and Multi-Insulator Layers
dc.contributor.author | Aydinoglu, Ferhat | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-10-18 20:28:45 (GMT) | |
dc.date.available | 2013-10-18 20:28:45 (GMT) | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-10-18T20:28:45Z | |
dc.date.submitted | 2013-10-08 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/8004 | |
dc.description.abstract | A Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) diode is a device that can achieve rectification at high frequencies. The main objective of this research work is designing, fabricating, and characterizing thin film MIM diodes with single and multi-insulator layers. Cr/Al₂O₃/Cr and Pt/Al₂O₃/Al MIM diodes have been fabricated to show the impact of the materials on the current-voltage (I-V) curve. It is illustrated that the Cr/Al₂O₃/Cr MIM diode has a symmetrical I-V curve while the Pt/Al₂O₃/Al MIM diode has a very asymmetrical I-V curve. MIM diodes with single and multi-insulator layers have been fabricated to demonstrate the impact of the number of insulators on a MIM diode’s performance. It is found that by repeating two insulator layers with different electron affinities and keeping the total insulator thickness the same, the asymmetry and nonlinearity values show a significant improvement in a MIM diode. While the asymmetry of the diode with a double insulator layer (MI²M) is 3, it is 90 for the diode with a quadra insulator layer (MI⁴M), which 30 times greater than that of the MI²M diode. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Waterloo | en |
dc.subject | MIM | en |
dc.subject | tunneling diode | en |
dc.title | Design and Fabrication of MIM Diodes with Single and Multi-Insulator Layers | en |
dc.type | Master Thesis | en |
dc.pending | false | en |
dc.subject.program | Mechanical Engineering (Nanotechnology) | en |
uws-etd.degree.department | Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering | en |
uws-etd.degree | Master of Applied Science | en |
uws.contributor.advisor | Ramahi, Omar | en |
uws.typeOfResource | Text | en |
uws.peerReviewStatus | Unreviewed | en |
uws.scholarLevel | Graduate | en |