The effects of high-energy proton irradiation on the electrical characteristics of Au/Ni/4H-SiC Schottky barrier diodes

Omotoso, Ezekiel; Meyer, Walter Ernst; Janse van Rensburg, Pieter Johan; Igumbor, Emmanuel; Tunhuma, Shandirai Malven; Ngoepe, Phuti Ngako Mahloka; Danga, Helga Tariro; Auret, Francois Danie

dc.contributor.author	Omotoso, Ezekiel
dc.contributor.author	Meyer, Walter Ernst
dc.contributor.author	Janse van Rensburg, Pieter Johan
dc.contributor.author	Igumbor, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.author	Tunhuma, Shandirai Malven
dc.contributor.author	Ngoepe, Phuti Ngako Mahloka
dc.contributor.author	Danga, Helga Tariro
dc.contributor.author	Auret, Francois Danie
dc.date.accessioned	2017-11-10T08:42:54Z
dc.date.issued	2017-10
dc.description.abstract	Please read abstract in the article.	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Physics	en_ZA
dc.description.embargo	2018-10-15
dc.description.librarian	hj2017	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	The University of Pretoria and the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa, Grant number 98961.	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://www.elsevier.com/locate/nimb	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Omotoso, E., Meyer, W E., Janse van Rensburg, P.J. et al. 2017, 'The effects of high-energy proton irradiation on the electrical characteristics of Au/Ni/4H-SiC Schottky barrier diodes', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B : Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, vol. 409, pp. 241-245.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	0168-583X (print)
dc.identifier.issn	1872-9584 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.1016/j.nimb.2017.05.055
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63092
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Elsevier	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, vol. 409, pp. 241-245, 2017. doi : 10.1016/j.nimb.2017.05.055.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Schottky barrier diode (SBD)	en_ZA
dc.subject	4H-SiC	en_ZA
dc.subject	Proton irradiation	en_ZA
dc.subject	Richardson constant	en_ZA
dc.subject	Schottky barrier height (SBH)	en_ZA
dc.subject	Silicon	en_ZA
dc.subject	Contacts	en_ZA
dc.subject	Transport	en_ZA
dc.subject	Detectors	en_ZA
dc.subject	Temperatures	en_ZA
dc.subject	Heights	en_ZA
dc.subject	Inhomogeneities	en_ZA
dc.subject	I-V characteristics	en_ZA
dc.subject	Alpha-particle irradiation	en_ZA
dc.subject	Double Gaussian distribution	en_ZA
dc.title	The effects of high-energy proton irradiation on the electrical characteristics of Au/Ni/4H-SiC Schottky barrier diodes	en_ZA
dc.type	Postprint Article	en_ZA