Document Type : Research Paper

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University Of Anbar - College of Science

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Using thermal evaporation, metal-semiconductor and metal-insulator-semiconductor thin-films were prepared. By using experimental I-V and activation energy measurements, it was determined that barrier height ( ) increases as the thickness of the insulator increases.

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