凹槽栅场板结构的AlGaN/GaN HEMT特性分析

研究了无场调制板结构、有场调制板结构但无凹槽栅、结合场调制板结构和凹槽栅工艺三种AlGaN/GaN HEMT的动态I-V特性和微波特性,认为场调制板结构和凹槽栅工艺可以有效改善AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件沟道内电场分布,显著减小电流崩塌现象,提高器件的微波输出功率特性.利用此技术研制的1mm栅宽AlGaN/GaNHEMT输出功率大于10W.     

凹槽栅场板结构的AlGaN/GaN HEMT特性分析

研究了无场调制板结构、有场调制板结构但无凹槽栅、结合场调制板结构和凹槽栅工艺三种AlGaN/GaN HEMT的动态I-V特性和微波特性,认为场调制板结构和凹槽栅工艺可以有效改善AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件沟道内电场分布,显著减小电流崩塌现象,提高器件的微波输出功率特性.利用此技术研制的1mm栅宽AlGaN/GaNHEMT输出功率大于10W.     

碳致深能级引起的AlGaN/GaN HEMT电流崩塌现象

AlGaN/GaN HEMT良好的功率特性虽然被大量报导,但其电流崩塌现象仍是一个令人困扰的问题,作者通过实验证明了导致其电流崩塌的一个因素.两个AlGaN/GaN样片被分别放在纯氮气和掺碳的氮气气氛中快速退火,利用XPS证明了后者中的碳元素含量远远大于前者.比较二者的I-V特性曲线,可发现碳杂质的引入可使AlGaN/GaN HEMT电流崩塌程度大大增加.分析表明:由碳杂质引入导致的深能级使得负栅压下俘获沟道中的载流子在正栅压下不能立刻释放,从而引起AlGaN/GaN HEMT中的电流崩塌现象.     

碳致深能级引起的AlGaN/GaN HEMT电流崩塌现象

AlGaN/GaN HEMT良好的功率特性虽然被大量报导,但其电流崩塌现象仍是一个令人困扰的问题,作者通过实验证明了导致其电流崩塌的一个因素.两个AlGaN/GaN样片被分别放在纯氮气和掺碳的氮气气氛中快速退火,利用XPS证明了后者中的碳元素含量远远大于前者.比较二者的I-V特性曲线,可发现碳杂质的引入可使AlGaN/GaN HEMT电流崩塌程度大大增加.分析表明:由碳杂质引入导致的深能级使得负栅压下俘获沟道中的载流子在正栅压下不能立刻释放,从而引起AlGaN/GaN HEMT中的电流崩塌现象.     

X波段GaN HEMT内匹配器件

自主研制的GaN HEMT,栅源泄漏电流从10-4 A量级减小到了10 -6 A量级,有效提高了栅漏击穿电压,改善了器件工作特性.采用MIS结构制作了2.5mm栅宽GaN HEMT,测试频率为8GHz,漏源电压为33V时,器件连续波输出功率为18.2W,功率增益为7.6dB,峰值功率附加效率为43.0%.2.5mm×4 GaN HEMT内配配器件,测试频率8GHz,连续波输出功率64.5W,功率增益7.2dB,功率附加效率39%.     

X波段GaN HEMT内匹配器件

自主研制的GaN HEMT,栅源泄漏电流从1E-4A量级减小到了1E-6A量级,有效提高了栅漏击穿电压,改善了器件工作特性. 采用MIS结构制作了2.5mm栅宽GaN HEMT,测试频率为8GHz,漏源电压为33V时,器件连续波输出功率为18.2W,功率增益为7.6dB,峰值功率附加效率为43.0%. 2.5mm×4 GaN HEMT内匹配器件,测试频率8GHz,连续波输出功率64.5W,功率增益7.2dB,功率附加效率39%.     

SiN钝化前的NF3等离子体处理对AlGaN/GaN HEMT性能的影响

研究了SiN钝化前利用感应耦合等离子体（ICP）对AlGaN/GaN HEMT表面进行NF3等离子体处理对器件性能的影响. 结果表明,运用低能量的NF3等离子体处理钝化前的AlGaN/GaN HEMT表面能有效抑制器件电流崩塌,而器件直流及微波小信号特性则未受影响. 微波功率测试表明,经过6min NF3等离子体处理的AlGaN/GaN HEMT在2GHz, 30V工作电压下达到6.15W/mm的输出功率密度,而未经过处理的器件只达到1.82W/mm的输出功率密度.     

应力条件下AlGaN/GaNHEMT电流崩塌效应研究

采用应力测试方法,获得了AlGaN/GaN HEMT漏极电流随时间的变化关系.实验结果表明,应力导致漏极电流崩塌56.2%;不同电压应力条件下,只要所加时间足够长和电压足够大,相同栅压的电流崩塌程度都近似相等;漏极电流恢复时间与大小分别为34.5 αVGS与α(VGS-VT)(2-βt).研究表明,栅-漏间表面态捕获的电子使得表面电势发生变化,引起沟道中二维电子气浓度降低,从而导致电流崩塌效应的产生.此结论可望用于AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件电流崩塌效应进一步的理论探索和器件研究.     

介质膜性质及表面处理对GaN HEMT特性的影响

GaN HEMT器件经过钝化后,抑制电流崩塌效应明显,但同时产生其他负面效应,为了改善目前GaN HEMT钝化后漏电增加和击穿电压减小等情况,研究了钝化技术对GaN HEMT电流特性的影响,包括介质膜应力、折射率和表面预处理与器件饱和电流、电流崩塌量的关系,优化了表面预处理和钝化工艺条件.实验效果在CaN HEMT电特性上的改善明显.结果表明,采用折射率为2.1～2.2的SiN钝化膜,饱和电流密度增加到1 100 mA/mm,电流崩塌量小于10%,肖特基接触反向偏压为-20 V时泄漏电流达10-5A数量级.     

AlGaN/GaN HFET电流崩塌效应研究

电流崩塌效应是限制AlGaN/GaN HFET高输出功率特性的一个重要因素,文中从器件研制的角度研究了AlGaN/GaN HFET的电流崩塌效应.研究结果表明,采用传统的化合物半导体器件细栅工艺制作的器件,栅边缘易发生钻蚀效应,SiN层出现钻蚀区域,器件电流崩塌明显;采用ICP刻蚀SiN后,AlGaN表面产生损伤,电流崩塌效应进一步增强;采用电子束直写方式和SiN钝化,电子未对AlGaN层产生损伤,电流崩塌参量小于20%;采用场板结构,SiN层增加了表面态俘获电子的释放通道.电流崩塌效应得到进一步抑制,减小到小于10%.     

Enhanced-performance of AlGaN-GaN HEMTs grown on grooved sapphire substrates

We report significantly improved dc characteristics and RF performance of AlGaN-GaN HEMTs grown on grooved sapphire substrates. Grooves 60 nm deep with 2-/spl mu/m-wide ridges and 4-/spl mu/m-wide trenches were created along the <101~0> orientation of the substrate by inductively coupled-plasma reactive ion etching. Device mesas were defined over the trench regions where superior crystalline quality was observed by other characterization techniques. Compared to conventional HEMTs grown on the planar area, the devices on the grooved substrate show increased drain saturation current and peak transconductance. Their reverse gate leakage current is over three orders of magnitude lower. These devices also show increased off-state breakdown voltage with hard breakdown characteristics. For nominal 1-/spl mu/m-gate-length HEMTs, the best current gain and power gain cutoff frequencies were 15 and 54 GHz, respectively. The on-wafer output power, gain, and power-added efficiency of an unpassivated device measured at 4 GHz were 3.26 W/mm, 25.7 dB, and 55.6%. The enhanced performance is attributed to low-density mixed dislocations and high crystalline quality over the trench regions.     

Characteristics of Al/sub 2/O/sub 3//AllnN /GaN MOSHEMT

InAlN/GaN is a new heterostructure system for HEMTs with thin barrier layers and high channel current densities well above 1 A/mm. To improve the leakage characteristics of such thin-barrier devices, AlInN/GaN MOSHEMT devices with a 11 nm InAlN barrier and an additional 5 nm Al₂O₃ barrier (deposited by ALD) were fabricated and evaluated. Gate leakage in reverse direction could be reduced by one order of magnitude and the forward gate voltage swing increased to 4 V without gate breakdown. Compared to HEMT devices of similar geometry, no degradation of the current gain cutoff frequency was observed. The results showed that InAlN/GaN FETs with high channel current densities can be realised with low gate leakage characteristics and high structural aspect ratio by insertion of a thin Al₂O ₃ gate dielectric layer     

栅槽刻蚀工艺对增强型GaN HEMT器件性能的影响

基于凹槽栅增强型氮化镓高电子迁移率晶体管(GaN HEMT)研究了不同的栅槽刻蚀工艺对GaN器件性能的影响。在栅槽刻蚀方面,采用了一种感应耦合等离子体(ICP)干法刻蚀技术与高温热氧化湿法刻蚀技术相结合的两步法刻蚀技术,将AlGaN势垒层全部刻蚀掉,制备出了阈值电压超过3 V的增强型Al_2O_3/AlGaN/GaN MIS-HEMT器件。相比于传统的ICP干法刻蚀技术,两步法是一种低损伤的自停止刻蚀技术,易于控制且具有高度可重复性,能够获得更高质量的刻蚀界面,所制备的器件增强型GaN MIS-HEMT器件具有阈值电压回滞小、电流开关比(I_ON/I_OFF)高、栅极泄漏电流小、击穿电压高等特性。     

DC and pulsed measurements of on-state breakdown voltage in GaAs MESFETs and InP-based HEMTs

The BV_DS–I_D breakdown characteristics of MESFET and HEMT devices measured at constant gate current are correlated with conventional measurements of gate current due to impact-ionization. The influence of thermal effects on breakdown DC measurements is demonstrated. By adopting pulsed measurements, we confirm that on-state breakdown voltage of InP HEMTs decreases by increasing the temperature, while the opposite occurs in GaAs based MESFETs and HEMTs. We show that DC measurements are not suitable for evaluating on-state breakdown of power MESFETs and HEMTs, and we propose pulsed measurements as a viable alternative.     

Trapping and reliability issues in GaN-based MIS HEMTs with partially recessed gate

This paper reports an extensive analysis of the trapping and reliability issues in AlGaN/GaN metal insulator semiconductor (MIS) high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs). The study was carried out on three sets of devices with different gate insulators, namely PEALD SiN, RTCVD SiN and ALD Al₂O₃. Based on combined dc, pulsed and transient measurements we demonstrate the following: (i) the material/deposition technique used for the gate dielectric can significantly influence the main dc parameters (threshold current, subthreshold slope, gate leakage) and the current collapse; and (ii) current collapse is mainly due to a threshold voltage shift, which is ascribed to the trapping of electrons at the gate insulator and/or at the AlGaN/insulator interface. The threshold voltage shift (induced by a given quiescent bias) is directly correlated to the leakage current injected from the gate; this demonstrates the importance of reducing gate leakage for improving the dynamic performance of the devices. (iii) Frequency-dependent capacitance–voltage (C–V) measurements demonstrate that optimized dielectric allow to lower the threshold-voltage hysteresis, the frequency dependent capacitance dispersion, and the conductive losses under forward-bias. (iv) The material/deposition technique has a significant impact on device robustness against gate positive bias stress. Time to failure is Weibull-distributed with a beta factor not significantly influenced by the properties of the gate insulator.The results presented within this paper provide an up-to-date overview of the main advantages and limitations of GaN-based MIS HEMTs for power applications, on the related characterization techniques and on the possible strategies for improving device performance and reliability.     

Study of the breakdown failure mechanisms for power AlGaN/GaN HEMTs implemented using a RF compatible process

The breakdown failure mechanisms for a family of power AlGaN/GaN HEMTs were studied. These devices were fabricated using a commercially available MMIC/RF technology with a semi-insulating SiC substrate. After a 10 min thermal annealing at 425 K, the transistors were subjected to temperature dependent electrical characteristics measurement. Breakdown degradation with a negative temperature coefficient of ?0.113 V/K for the devices without field plate was found. The breakdown voltage is also found to be a decreasing function of the gate length. Gate current increases simultaneously with the drain current during the drain-voltage stress test. This suggests that the probability of a direct leakage current path from gate to the 2-DEG region. The leakage current is attributed by a combination of native and generated traps/defects dominated gate tunneling, and hot electrons injected from the gate to channel. Devices with field plate show an improvement in breakdown voltage from ～40 V (with no field plate) to 138 V and with lower negative temperature coefficient. A temperature coefficient of ?0.065 V/K was observed for devices with a field plate length of 1.6 μm.     

Off-state breakdown effects on gate leakage current in powerpseudomorphic AlGaAs/InGaAs HEMTs

The effects of off-state breakdown on characteristics of power AlGaAs/InGaAs pseudomorphic HEMTs (PHEMTs) are investigated in detail. While the gate leakage current is substantially decreased after breakdown stress, no obvious changes in drain-to-source current and transconductance are observed. Prior to breakdown stress, gate leakage current shows a nearly ideal 1/f noise characteristic with an Ig² dependence, suggesting a surface generation-recombination current from the interface of the passivation layer. After stress, the gate current noise can be drastically reduced. The results suggest an alternative for alleviating the gate leakage current in PHEMTs     

Effect of the post-gate annealing on the gate reliability of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs

In this paper,we investigated the effect of post-gate annealing (PGA) on reverse gate leakage and the reverse bias reli-ability of Al0.23Ga0.77N/GaN high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs).We found that the Poole-Frenkel (PF) emission is domin-ant in the reverse gate leakage current at the low reverse bias region (Vth ＜ VG ＜ 0 V) for the unannealed and annealed HEMTs.The emission barrier height of HEMT is increased from 0.139 to 0.256 eV after the PGA process,which results in a reduction of the reverse leakage current by more than one order.Besides,the reverse step stress was conducted to study the gate reliabil-ity of both HEMTs.After the stress,the unannealed HEMT shows a higher reverse leakage current due to the permanent dam-age of the Schottky gate.In contrast,the annealed HEMT shows a little change in reverse leakage current.This indicates that the PGA can reduce the reverse gate leakage and improve the gate reliability.     

0.2 μm AlSb/InAs HEMTs with 5 V gate breakdown voltage

DC and microwave measurements on AlSb/InAs HEMTs with a gate length of 0.21 μm are reported. The reverse gate characteristics exhibit relatively low gate leakage current and gate-drain breakdown voltages as high as 5 V. Equivalent circuit modelling yields an f_T of 110 GHz after removal of the gate bonding pad capacitance. The bias dependence of f_max is examined indicating a significant reduction in the unilateral gain due to impact ionisation     

具有场板结构的AlGaN/GaN HEMT的直流特性

研制成功具有场板结构的AIGaN/GaN HEMT器件,对源场板、栅场板器件的性能进行了分析.场板的引入减小了器件漏电和肖特基漏电,提高了肖特基反向击穿电压.源漏间距4靘的HEMT的击穿电压由常规器件的65V提高到100V以上,肖特基反向漏电由37霢减小到5.7霢,减小了一个量级.肖特基击穿电压由常规结构的78V提高到100V以上.另外,还初步讨论了高频特性.