We present a high-quality Ni/Ag/Pt Ohmic contact to p-type GaN. After
the sample is annealed at 500°C in O2 ambient for 3 min,
a specific contact resistance as low as 2.6×10−5 Ω.cm2 and
an optical reflectivity of 82% at 460 nm are obtained. The Auger
electron spectroscopy analysis shows that the Pt layer can improve the
surface morphology and thermal reliability of the annealed Ag-based
electrode, Ag plays a key role in achieving good ohmic contact due to
the outdiffusion of Ga into Ag forming Ga vacancies which increase the
hole concentration, while the surface contamination of p-type GaN is
reduced by Ni.
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