Dielectric properties, electrical modulus and current transport mechanisms of Au/ZnO/n-Si structures

Au/Zn O/n-Si(MIS)structures were fabricated by using the RF sputtering method and their complex dielectric constant(ε~*=ε’-jε’’),electric modulus(M~*=M′+j M’’)and electrical conductivity(σ=σ_(dc)+σ_(ac))values were investigated as a function of frequency(0.7 k Hz-1 MHz)and voltage(-6–(+6 V))by capacitance-voltage(C-V)and conductance-voltage(G/ω-V)measurements to get more information on the conduction mechanisms and formation of barrier height between Au and n-Si.The lnσ-Lnf plots have two different regions corresponding to low-intermediate and high frequencies.Such behavior of lnσ-lnf plots shows that the existence of two different conduction mechanisms(CMs)at low-intermediate and high frequencies.Moreover,the reverse bias saturation current(I_o),ideality factor(n),barrier height(Φ_(Bo))were determined from the forward bias I-V data and they were found as a strong function of temperature.The value of n especially at low temperature is considerably higher than unity.The values ofΦ_(B0)and standard deviation(σ_s)were found from the intercept and slope ofΦ_(Bo)-q/2k T plots as 0.551 e V and 0.075 V for the region I(80–220 K)and 1.126 e V and 0.053 V for the region II(220–400 K),respectively.The values ofΦ_(Bo)and effective Richardson constant(A~*)were found from slope and intercept of activation energy plots as 0.564 e V and 101.084 Acm~(-2)K~(-2)for the region I and 1.136 e V and41.87 Acm~(-2)K~(-2)for the region II,respectively.These results confirm that the current-voltage-temperature(I-V-T)characteristics of the fabricated Au/Zn O/n-Si SBDs can satisfactorily be explained on the basis of TE theory with double GD of the BHs.     

Large-scale analysis of the regulatory architecture of the mouse genome with a transposon-associated sensor

We present here a Sleeping Beauty-based transposition system that offers a simple and efficient way to investigate the regulatory architecture of mammalian chromosomes in vivo. With this system, we generated several hundred mice and embryos, each with a regulatory sensor inserted at a random genomic position. This large sampling of the genome revealed the widespread presence of long-range regulatory activities along chromosomes, forming overlapping blocks with distinct tissue-specific expression potentials. The presence of tissue-restricted regulatory activities around genes with widespread expression patterns challenges the gene-centric view of genome regulation and suggests that most genes are modulated in a tissue-specific manner. The local hopping property of Sleeping Beauty provides a dynamic approach to map these regulatory domains at high resolution and, combined with Cre-mediated recombination, allows for the determination of their functions by engineering mice with specific chromosomal rearrangements.