场板结构对AlGaN/GaN HEMT温度场的影响北大核心CSCD

用Silvaco的ATLAS软件仿真研究了场板结构对AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管(HEMT)的温度场分布的影响,分析了场板结构影响器件温度场分布的可能因素。模拟结果表明,加入场板结构后,器件沟道二维电子气浓度减小,电场分布发生变化,器件栅极漏侧边缘处的沟道峰值温度降低。加入栅场板和源场板结构后,场板边缘处都有一个新的温度峰值出现,器件的沟道温度峰值在加入单层和双层栅场板及源场板后由511K分别下降到487、468和484K,这种降低作用会随着栅场板层数的增加而有所增强。仿真结果说明场板结构通过改变AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件沟道载流子浓度和电场分布,影响器件内部的温度场分布。优化器件的场板结构是提高AlGaN/GaN HEMT的可靠性有效途径之一。     

AlGaN/GaN HEMT击穿特性与受主陷阱相关性研究

通过计算沟道电场的分布,研究了受主陷阱对AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件击穿特性的影响.研究发现,有受主陷阱的条件下,漏端出现电场峰值,栅端电场峰值被大幅度削减.当Vg=0 V,Vd=60 V,受主陷阱浓度NA=1×10(17)cm-3时,栅端电场峰值与不加受主陷阱时相比可下降到56%.受陷阱电荷影响,当击穿电压大于某个电压时,漏端电场峰值超过栅端电场峰值,此时,击穿发生在漏端.该仿真结果修正了HEMT击穿总发生在栅端边缘处的传统看法.     

一种具有N埋层的AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管

为了进一步提高GaN HEMT器件的击穿电压,并保持低的导通电阻,文中提出了一种具有N型GaN埋层的AlGaN/GaN HEMT.该埋层通过调整器件的电场分布,降低了高场区的电场峰值,从而降低器件关断时的泄漏电流.该埋层使得栅漏之间的横向沟道电场分布更加均匀,提高了器件的击穿电压.通过Sentaurus TCAD仿真发...     

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.     

高频功率AlGaN/GaN HEMT 的栅结构优化

本文研究了栅帽、栅源间距对AlGaN/GaN HEMT性能的影响。基于研究结果得出了优化高频功率AlGaN/GaN HEMT栅结构的方法。缩小栅场板可以有效提高器件的增益、截止频率（ft）、最大震荡频率（fmax）。通过减小栅场板长度,栅长0.35 器件的ft达到了30GHz、fmax达到了80GHz。采用tao型栅（栅帽偏向源侧）或者增加栅金属厚度还可以进一步优化 。缩小栅源的距离可以提高饱和漏电流和击穿电压,从而提高器件的输出功率。     

Ka波段AlGaN/GaN HEMT栅结构仿真研究

为了研究适合Ka波段AlGaN/GaN HEMT的栅结构尺寸,借助二维器件仿真软件Silvaco Atlas,在完善仿真模型的基础上研究了Γ型栅各部分对AlGaN/GaN HEMT特性的影响,包括栅长与短沟道效应的关系、栅与沟道距离对短沟道效应和饱和漏电流的影响,以及栅金属厚度对fmax,栅场板对fT、fmax和内部电场的影响。根据典型器件结构和材料参数的仿真表明,为了提高频率并减轻短沟道效应,栅长应取0.15～0.25μm;减小栅与沟道的距离可略微改善短沟道效应,但会明显降低器件的饱和漏电流,综合考虑栅调制能力、饱和漏电流、短沟道效应三个方面,栅与沟道距离应取10～20nm;为了提高fmax,栅金属厚度应大于0.4μm;缩小栅场板长度可有效提高器件的频率,兼顾Ka波段应用和提高击穿电压,栅场板长度应在0.3～0.4μm左右。仿真得出的器件性能随结构参数的变化趋势以及尺寸数据对于Ka波段AlGaN/GaN HEMT的研究具有参考意义。     

GaN基HFET电力电子器件的研究

作为第三代宽禁带半导体器件,GaN基HFET功率器件具耐高压、高频、导通电阻小等优良特性,在电力电子器件方面也具有卓越的优势。概述了基于电力电子方面应用的AlGaN/GaN HFET功率器件的研究进展。从器件的结构入手,介绍了AlGaN/GaN HEMT的研究现状,从栅材料的选取以及栅介质层的结构对器件性能的影响着手,对AlGaN/GaN MIS-HFET的研究进行了详细的介绍。分析了场板改善器件击穿特性的原理以及各种场板结构AlGaN/GaNHFET器件的研究进展。论述了实现增强型器件不同的方法。阐述了GaN基HFET功率器件在材料、器件结构、稳定性、工艺等方面所面临的挑战。最后探讨了GaN基HFET功率器件未来的发展趋势。     

1400 V/240 mΩ增强型硅基p-GaN栅结构AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件

基于硅基p-GaN/AlGaN/GaN异质结材料结构,研制了一款横向结构的高压增强型GaN高电子迁移率晶体管(GaN HEMT)器件。通过采用自对准栅刻蚀与损伤修复技术以及低温无金欧姆合金工艺实现了较低的导通电阻,并借助于叠层介质钝化和多场板峰值抑制技术提升了器件的击穿特性。测试结果表明,所研制GaN器件的阈值电压为1.95 V(V_GS=V_DS,I_DS=0.01 mA/mm),导通电阻为240 mΩ(V_GS=6 V,V_DS=0.5 V),击穿电压高于1 400 V(V_GS=0 V,I_DS=1μA/mm),彰显了硅基p-GaN栅结构AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件在1 200 V等级高压应用领域的潜力。     

用于功率变换的高击穿增强型AlGaN/GaN HEMTs

首次采用CF4等离子体技术实现可用于功率变换的增强性AlGaN/GaN功率器件。实验结果表明,当AlGaN/GaN器件经功率150W和时间150s等离子体轰击后,器件阈值电压从-4V被调制约为0.5V,表现为增强型。当漂移区LGD从5μm增加到15μm,器件的击穿电压从50V迅速增大到400V,电压增幅达350V。采用长度为3μm源场板结构将器件击穿电压明显地提高,击穿电压增加约为475V,且有着比硅基器件更低的比导通电阻,约为2.9mΩ.cm2。器件模拟结果表明,因源场板在远离栅边缘的漂移区中引入另一个电场强度为1.5MV/cm的电场,从而有效地释放了存在栅边缘的电场,将高达3MV/cm的电场减小至1MV/cm。微波测试结果表明,器件的特征频率fT和最大震荡频率fMAX随Vgs改变,正常工作时两参数均在千兆量级。栅宽为1mm的增强型功率管有较好的交直流和瞬态特性,正向电流约为90mA。故增强型AlGaN/GaN器件适合高压高频大功率变换的应用。     

Enhancement of breakdown voltage in AlGaN/GaN high electronmobility transistors using a field plate

We investigate the breakdown (V_br) enhancement potential of the field plate (FP) technique in the context of AlGaN/GaN power HEMTs. A comprehensive account of the critical geometrical and material variables controlling the field distribution under the FP is provided. A systematic procedure is given for designing a FP device, using two-dimensional (2-D) simulation, to obtain the maximum V_br , with minimum degradation in on-resistance and frequency response. It is found that significantly higher V_br can be achieved by raising the dielectric constant (ε_i) of the insulator beneath the FP. Simulation gave the following estimates. The FP can improve the V_br by a factor of 2.8-5.1, depending on the 2-DEG concentration (n_s) and ε_i. For n _s=1×10¹³/cm², the V_br can be raised from 123 V to 630 V, using a 2.2 μm FP on a 0.8 μm silicon nitride, and 4.7 μm gate-drain separation. The methodology of this paper can be extended to the design of FP structures in other lateral FETs, such as MESFETs and LD-MOSFETs     

AlGaN/GaN HEMT场板结构对与表面态相关的延迟特性的影响

为了研究AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件中场板结构对电流崩塌效应影响的物理机理,我们运用数值模拟的方法研究了场板结构和与表面态相关的栅延迟现象之间的关系。模拟显示场板结构可以显著地抑制电流崩塌效应的强度,但是对延迟时间没有影响。场板结构可以增大AlGaN表面附近的空穴积累,导致表面态的离化率增大从而抑制器件的电流崩塌。     

Influence of Field Plate on the Transient Operation of the AlGaN/GaN HEMT

In this letter, a link between the AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility-transistor (HEMT) field plate (FP) and the rate of reoccupation of surface traps is presented. Surface traps are considered to be among the primary factors behind HEMT performance deterioration at high frequencies. Results from simulations using the commercial software package DESSIS are presented, in which the FP is found to reduce trap reoccupation by limiting the tunneling injection of electrons into surface traps in the gate-drain region and thus considerably improve the transient operation of the device.     

10-W/mm AlGaN-GaN HFET with a field modulating plate

AlGaN-GaN heterojunction field-effect transistors (HFETs) with a field modulating plate (FP) were fabricated on an SiC substrate. The gate-drain breakdown voltage (BV/sub gd/) was significantly improved by employing an FP electrode, and the highest BV/sub gd/ of 160 V was obtained with an FP length (L/sub FP/) of 1 /spl mu/m. The maximum drain current achieved was 750 mA/mm, together with negligibly small current collapse. A 1-mm-wide FP-FET (L/sub FP/=1 /spl mu/m) biased at a drain voltage of 65 V demonstrated a continuous wave saturated output power of 10.3 W with a linear gain of 18.0 dB and a power-added efficiency of 47.3% at 2 GHz. To our knowledge, the power density of 10.3 W/mm is the highest ever achieved for any FET of the same gate size.     

GaN基肖特基二极管的场板工程

The practical design of GaN-based Schottky barrier diodes（SBDs） incorporating a field plate（FP） structure necessitates an understanding of their working mechanism and optimization criteria.In this work,the influences of the parameters of FPs upon breakdown of the diode are investigated in detail and the design rules of FP structures for GaN-based SBDs are presented for a wide scale of material and device parameters.By comparing three representative dielectric materials（SiO₂,Si₃N₄ and Al₂O₃） selected for fabricating FPs,it is found that the product of dielectric permittivity and critical field strength of a dielectric material could be used as an index to predict its potential performance for FP applications.     

Model of a dipole antenna in free-space and near a perfectly electrical conducting plate

In this paper, an accurate method is developed to model dipole antennas in free-space or near an infinite perfectly electrical conducting plate. The magnetic field integral equation is implemented and point-matching is used to construct the interaction matrix. The edges of the cylinder, which can cause numerical instabilities in the simulated current distribution, are getting a special treatment by choosing a specific set of basis functions. The excitation is modeled based on the equivalence principle and leads to the application of a magnetic surface current over the gap region. The exact kernel of the integral equation is applied and all possible current components are taken into account. When the antenna is close to a conducting plate, a strong modification of the surface current distribution is observed. It is demonstrated that for these configurations, the incorporation of the circumferential component of the surface current distribution is needed. At larger distances, the circumferential surface current can be neglected in the total distribution. The only approximation (or rather assumption) we made is that we impose a longitudinal directed electrical field over the boundary of the gap region. The results are verified experimentally.     

SiC肖特基势垒二极管的反向特性

在n型4H-SiC衬底上的n型同质外延层的Si面制备了纵向肖特基势垒二极管(SBD),研究了场板、场限环及其复合结构等不同终端截止结构对于反向阻断电压与反向泄漏电流的影响。场板(FP)结构有利于提高反向阻断电压,减小反向泄漏电流。当场板长度从5μm变化到25μm,反向阻断电压随着场板长度的增加而增加。SiO2厚度对于反向阻断电压有重要的影响,当厚度为0.5μm,即大约为外延层厚度的1/20时,可以得到较大的反向阻断电压。当场限环的离子注入区域宽度从10μm变化到70μm,反向阻断电压也随之增加。FLR和FP复合结构对于改善反向阻断电压以及反向泄漏电流都有作用,同时反向阻断电压对于场板长度不再敏感。采用复合结构,在10μA反向泄漏电流下最高阻断电压达到1 300V。讨论了离子注入剂量对于反向阻断电压的影响,注入离子剂量和反向电压的关系表明SBD结构不同于传统PIN结构的要求。当采用大约为150%理想剂量的注入剂量时才可达到最高的反向阻断电压而不是其他报道的75%理想剂量,此时的注入剂量远高于PIN结构器件所需的注入剂量。     

Effects of interstitial oxygen defects at HfO/sub x/N/sub y//Si interface on electrical characteristics of MOS devices

Effects of the defects at high-/spl kappa/ dielectric/Si interface on the electrical characteristics of MOS devices are important issues. To study these issues, a low defect (denuded zone) at Si surface was formed by a high-temperature annealing in hydrogen atmosphere in this paper. Our results reveal that HfO/sub x/N/sub y/ demonstrates significant improvement on the electrical properties of MOS devices due to its low amount of the interstitial oxygen [O/sub i/] and the crystal-originated particles defects as well as small surface roughness at HfO/sub x/N/sub y//Si interface. The current-conduction mechanism of the HfO/sub x/N/sub y/ film at the low- and high-electrical field and high-temperature (T>100/spl deg/C) is dominated by Schottky emission and Frenkel-Poole (FP) emission, respectively. The trap energy level involved in FP conduction was estimated to be around 0.5eV. Reduced gate leakage current, stress-induced leakage current and defect generation rate, attributable to the reduction of defects at HfO/sub x/N/sub y//Si interface, were observed for devices with denuded zone. The variable rise and fall time bipolar-pulse-induced current technique was used to determine the energy distribution of interface trap density (D/sub it/). The results exhibit that relatively low D/sub it/ can be attributed to the reduction of defects at Si surface. By using denuded zone at the Si surface, HfO/sub x/N/sub y/ has demonstrated significant improvement on electrical properties as compared to SiO/sub x/N/sub y/.     

具有L型栅极场板的双槽双栅绝缘体上硅器件新结构

为了降低绝缘体上硅（SOI）功率器件的比导通电阻,同时提高击穿电压,利用场板（FP）技术,提出了一种具有L型栅极场板的双槽双栅SOI器件新结构.在双槽结构的基础上,在氧化槽中形成第二栅极,并延伸形成L型栅极场板.漂移区引入的氧化槽折叠了漂移区长度,提高了击穿电压;对称的双栅结构形成双导电沟道,加宽了电流纵向传输面积,使比导通电阻显著降低;L型场板对漂移区电场进行重塑,使漂移区浓度大幅度增加,比导通电阻进一步降低.仿真结果表明：在保证最高优值条件下,相比传统SOI结构,器件尺寸相同时,新结构的击穿电压提高了123%,比导通电阻降低了32%;击穿电压相同时,新结构的比导通电阻降低了87.5%;相比双槽SOI结构,器件尺寸相同时,新结构不仅保持了双槽结构的高压特性,而且比导通电阻降低了46%.     

GaN基肖特基势垒二极管的漏电流传输与退化机制

通过比较反向偏压下AlGaN/GaN异质结肖特基势垒二极管(SBD)和GaN SBD的电流特性、电场分布和光发射位置,研究了GaN基SBD的漏电流传输与退化机制。结果表明,AlGaN/GaN SBD退化前后漏电流均由Frenkel-Poole(FP)发射机制主导,而GaN SBD低场下为FP发射电流,高场下则为Fowler-Nordheim(FN)隧穿电流。电场模拟和光发射测试结果表明,引起退化的主要原因是高电场,由于结构不同,两种SBD的退化机制和退化位置并不相同。根据实验结果,提出了一种高场FN隧穿退化模型,该模型强调应力后三角势垒变薄导致FN隧穿增强是GaN SBD退化的内在机制。