Ohmic contact between iridium film and hydrogen-terminated single crystal diamond

Investigation of ohmic contact between iridium (Ir) film and hydrogen-terminated single crystal diamond has been carried out with annealing temperature from 300 to 600 °C in argon (Ar) and hydrogen ambient. Electrodes were deposited on hydrogen-terminated single crystal diamond by electron beam evaporation technique, and specific contact resistivity has been measured by transmission line model. The interface between Ir film and hydrogen-terminated single crystal diamond was characterized by transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Theoretical calculation value of barrier height between Ir film and hydrogen-terminated single crystal diamond was around −1.1 eV. All results indicate that an excellent ohmic contact could be formed between Ir film and hydrogen-terminated single diamond.