A Si/Pd ohmic scheme (contact resistivity similar to 2 x 10(4) Omega-c
m(2)) annealed between 400 and 650 degrees C has been developed for n-
GaP (n similar to 5 x 10(17) cm(-3))). The ohmic contact formation mec
hanism can be rationalised in terms of the solid phase regrowth (SPR)
principle and the solid phase epitaxy of Si on n-GaP.