Term: ohmic contact
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08844

Definition:
Electric junction which exhibits linear and symmetric current-potential dependence.

Note: The current is not rectified at an ohmic contact unlike the case of a Schottky barrier.

Link: 
Related Term: schottky barrier (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08870).

Source: PAC, 2022, 94, 15. 'Glossary of terms relating to electronic, photonic and magnetic properties of polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 38 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-0501)

Citation: 'ohmic contact' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08844

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