Moroccan Journal of Condensed Matter, Vol 3 (2000)

Exact and approximate modeling of electrical properties of metal /insulator/semiconductor structures

Y. Khlifi, K. Kassmi, L. Roubi, R. Maimouni

Abstract


In this paper, we present the results of simulation concerning electrical properties of metal/insulator/semiconductor structures both in the absence and presence of charge in the insulator. After establishing different basic equations in integral forms, we have given these equations analytically by using the Maxwell-Boltzmann approximation. Then, we have analyzed the potentials and electrical fields in the insulator and at the insulator-semiconductor interface in terms of the voltage applied to the structure and the charge density. This has yielded to the analysis of the relative errors made on these electrical parameters as a function of respectively the field in the insulator, the semiconductor doping and the charge density. The obtained results show a validation of the Maxwell-Boltzmann approximation; in particular for the electrical field determination in the structure (error is lower than 1.8%). The errors made by using this approximation are interpreted in term of semiconductor interface degeneracy.