摘要
Superior graphene-metal contacts can improve the performance of graphene devices. We report on an experimental demonstration of Ge/Au/Ni/Au-based ohmic contact on graphene. The transfer length method （TLM） is adopted to measure the resistivity of graphene-metal contacts. We designed a process flow, which can avoid residual photoresist at the interface of metal and graphene. Additionally, rapid thermal annealing （RTA） at different temperatures as a post-processing method is studied to improve graphene-metal contact. The results reveal that the contact resistivity of graphene and Ge/Au/Ni/Au can reach 10^-5 Ω· cm^2 after RTA, and that 350 ℃ is optimum annealing temperature for the contact of graphene-Ge/Au/Ni/Au. This paper provides guidance for fabrication and applications of graphene devices.
Superior graphene-metal contacts can improve the performance of graphene devices. We report on an experimental demonstration of Ge/Au/Ni/Au-based ohmic contact on graphene. The transfer length method （TLM） is adopted to measure the resistivity of graphene-metal contacts. We designed a process flow, which can avoid residual photoresist at the interface of metal and graphene. Additionally, rapid thermal annealing （RTA） at different temperatures as a post-processing method is studied to improve graphene-metal contact. The results reveal that the contact resistivity of graphene and Ge/Au/Ni/Au can reach 10^-5 Ω· cm^2 after RTA, and that 350 ℃ is optimum annealing temperature for the contact of graphene-Ge/Au/Ni/Au. This paper provides guidance for fabrication and applications of graphene devices.
