A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH A LOW RESISTANCE OHMIC CONTACT BETWEEN A METAL LAYER AND A SiC-LAYER

摘要

The present invention is a semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor layer of SiC, a metal layer adapted to form a low resistance ohmic contact with the SiC-layer and a thin layer of a material having a smaller bandgap than the SiC of the SiC-layer and is placed between the SiC-layer and the metal layer. The SiC-layer is highly doped at least in the region next to the thin layer, and the material of the thin layer is a Group 3B-nitride including indium and at least another Group 3B-element.