METHOD FOR DEPINNING THE FERMI LEVEL OF A SEMICONDUCTOR AT AN ELECTRICAL JUNCTION AND DEVICES INCORPORATING SUCH JUNCTIONS

摘要

An electrical junction that includes a semiconductor (e.g., C, Ge, or an Si-based semiconductor), a conductor, and an interface layer disposed therebetween. The interface layer is sufficiently thick to depin a Fermi level of the semiconductor, yet sufficiently thin to provide the junction with a specific contact resistance of less than or equal to approximately 1000 ohm-µm<2>, and in some cases a minimum specific contact resistance.