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Room temperature rectifying characteristics of epitaxial Y 1Ba 2Cu 3-xZn xO 7-δ (x=0.0,0.2) and Nb:SrTiO 3 (Nb: 0.05%, 0.1%, 0.5%) heterojunctions
W. Ramadan, S.B. Ogale, , L.F. Fu, N.D. Browning, T. Venkatesan
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2006
Volume: 99
   
Issue: 4
Abstract
We report on the fabrication and electrical characterization of epitaxial metal-semiconductor junctions between Y1 Ba2 Cu3 O7-δ (YBCO) (optimally doped and Zn doped) and (001) Nb:SrTi O3 with different Nb concentrations (0.05%, 0.1%, and 0.5%). The current-voltage characteristics of such epitaxial junctions are nonlinear and rectifying, and these are dramatically enhanced with decreasing Nb concentration and Zn doping. Indeed, for the case of 0.05% Nb:STO, reverse breakdown voltage as high as -18 V (-28 V) is realized for optimally doped (Zn doped) YBCO. These data are analyzed within the framework of thermionic emissiondiffusion models for Schottky and metal-insulator- semiconductor-type junctions. © 2006 American Institute of Physics.
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