Role of metal/silicon semiconductor contact engineering for enhanced output current in micro-sized microbial fuel cells

Justine Mink; Jhonathan Rojas; Kelly Rader; Muhammad Mustafa Hussain

doi:10.1002/pssa.201330233

Role of metal/silicon semiconductor contact engineering for enhanced output current in micro-sized microbial fuel cells

Justine Mink, Jhonathan Rojas, Kelly Rader, Muhammad Mustafa Hussain^*

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Abstract

We show that contact engineering plays an important role to extract the maximum performance from energy harvesters like microbial fuel cells (MFCs). We experimented with Schottky and Ohmic methods of fabricating contact areas on silicon in an MFC contact material study. We utilized the industry standard contact material, aluminum, as well as a metal, whose silicide has recently been recognized for its improved performance in smallest scale integration requirements, cobalt. Our study shows that improvements in contact engineering are not only important for device engineering but also for microsystems.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	551-554
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science
Volume	211
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201330233
State	Published - Mar 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ohmic contact
Schottky contact
microbial fuel cell
silicon

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Surfaces and Interfaces
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Materials Chemistry

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