输出功率密度为2.23W/mm的X波段AlGaN/GaN功率HEMT器件

MOCVD技术在蓝宝石衬底上制备出具有高迁移率GaN沟道层的AlGaN/GaN HEMT材料.高迁移率GaN外延层的室温迁移率达741cm2/(V·s),相应背景电子浓度为1.52×1016cm-3;非有意掺杂高阻GaN缓冲层的室温电阻率超过108Ω·cm,相应的方块电阻超过1012Ω/□.50mm HEMT外延片平均方块电阻为440.9Ω/□,方块电阻均匀性优于96％.用此材料研制出了0.2μm栅长的X波段HEMT功率器件,40μm栅宽的器件跨导达到250mS/mm,特征频率fT为77GHz;0.8mm栅宽的器件电流密度达到1.07A/mm,8GHz时连续波输出功率为1.78W,相应功率密度为2.23W/mm,线性功率增益为13.3dB.     

具有高击穿电压的AlN背势垒AlGaN/GaN/AlN HEMT材料

采用金属有机化学气相沉积(MOCVD)技术在4英寸(1英寸=2.54 cm)蓝宝石衬底上制备了1.2μm厚的AlN背势垒的AlGaN/GaN/AlN双异质结高电子迁移率晶体管(HEMT)材料,其AlGaN势垒层表面粗糙度(RMS)、二维电子气(2DEG)迁移率以及HEMT材料的弯曲度都较为接近于常规的高阻GaN背势垒结构的HEMT材料。由于AlN晶格常数较小,具有AlN背势垒的HEMT材料受到了更大的压应力。通过对比分析两种HEMT材料所制备的器件发现,受益于AlN背势垒层更高的禁带宽度和临界电场,由AlN背势垒HEMT材料所制备的器件三端关态击穿电压为常规高阻GaN背势垒HEMT器件的1.5倍,缓冲层漏电流则较常规高阻GaN背势垒HEMT器件低2～3个数量级。     

输出功率密度为2.23W/mm的X波段AlGaN/GaN功率HEMT器件

MOCVD技术在蓝宝石衬底上制备出具有高迁移率GaN沟道层的AlGaN/GaN HEMT材料.高迁移率GaN外延层的室温迁移率达741cm2/(V·s),相应背景电子浓度为1.52×1016cm-3;非有意掺杂高阻GaN缓冲层的室温电阻率超过108Ω·cm,相应的方块电阻超过1012Ω/□.50mm HEMT外延片平均方块电阻为440.9Ω/□,方块电阻均匀性优于96％.用此材料研制出了0.2μm栅长的X波段HEMT功率器件,40μm栅宽的器件跨导达到250mS/mm,特征频率fT为77GHz;0.8mm栅宽的器件电流密度达到1.07A/mm,8GHz时连续波输出功率为1.78W,相应功率密度为2.23W/mm,线性功率增益为13.3dB.     

应用于微波通信系统新型器件GaN HEMT研究

通过自洽求解一维泊松方程,计算了应用于微波通信系统的非故意掺杂AlGaN/AlN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管(HEMT)的外延层结构参数对器件的二维电子气(2DEG)浓度,跨导等性能的影响.通过理论分析并结合TCAD软件最终确定AlGaN/AlN/GaN HEMT的最佳外延层结构.对栅长0.3 μm和栅宽100 μm的器件仿真结果表明,器件的最大跨导为418 mS/mm,器件的最大电流密度为2 300 mA/mm,性能良好.     

Si衬底上5.1W/mm功率密度的GaN HEMT

利用MOCVD技术在Si(111)衬底上生长了高质量的GaN HEMT材料.1μm厚GaN外延层XRD (002) 摇摆曲线半高宽573″,(102) 摇摆曲线半高宽668″.通过插入层技术实现2μm厚GaN HEMT材料无裂纹,室温二维电子气迁移率1350cm2/(V·s),方块电阻328Ω/□.1mm栅宽GaN微波功率器件饱和电流大于0.8A/mm,跨导大于250mS/mm,2GHz下最大连续波输出功率5.1W,增益9.1dB,附加效率达到35%.     

干法刻蚀和氢等离子体处理制备增强型p-GaN栅AlGaN/GaN HEMT特性

增强型p-GaN栅AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管(HEMT)的栅与源漏之间的沟道特性对器件性能具有重要的影响.在同一晶圆衬底上,采用干法刻蚀和氢等离子体处理栅与源、漏之间的p-GaN,制备增强型p-GaN栅AlGaN/GaN HEMT.对器件静态、动态特性和栅极漏电特性进行研究,采用两种方法制备的器件均具有较高的击穿电压(＞850 V@10 μA/mm).通过氢等离子体处理制备的器件的方块电阻较大,导致输出电流密度较低,在动态特性和栅极漏电方面具有明显的优势,氢等离子体处理技术提高了界面态的缺陷激活能,从而实现了较低的栅极反向漏电.     

基于AlN和GaN形核层的AlGaN/GaN HEMT外延材料和器件对比

使用金属有机物化学气相淀积(MOCVD)方法在蓝宝石衬底上分别采用AlN和GaN作为形核层生长了AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管(HEMT)外延材料,并进行了器件制备和性能分析.通过原子力显微镜(AFM)、高分辨率X射线双晶衍射仪(HR-XRD)和二次离子质谱仪(SIMS)等仪器对两种样品进行了对比分析,结果表明采用AlN形核层的GaN外延材料具有更低的位错密度,且缓冲层中氧元素的拖尾现象得到有效地抑制.器件直流特性显示,与基于GaN形核层的器件相比,基于AlN形核层的器件泄漏电流低3个数量级.脉冲Ⅰ-Ⅴ测试发现基于GaN形核层的HEMT器件受缓冲层陷阱影响较大,而基于AlN形核层的HEMT器件缓冲层陷阱作用不明显.     

6英寸硅基GaN HEMT外延材料的制备

采用金属有机物化学气相沉积(MOCVD)方法,在6英寸(1英寸=2.54 cm)Si(111)衬底上,使用多层不同Al摩尔组分的AlGaN插入层技术,成功生长出厚度为2.9 μm无裂纹(扣除边缘2mm)的GaN外延层,解决了大尺寸外延片的翘曲度问题,并在此基础上生长了全结构的高电子迁移率晶体管(HEMT)外延片.采用X射线双晶衍射对外延材料结构进行了表征.Hall测试结果表明,HEMT外延材料的迁移率为2 080 cm2/(V·s),方块电阻为279.8 Ω/□,电荷面密度为1.07×1013 cm-2.采用喇曼光谱仪对GaN的应力进行了表征,GaN的喇曼E2(h)峰位于567.02 cm-1,表面受到的张应力为0.170 6 GPa,由于GaN外延层受到的张应力很小,说明插入多层AlGaN后应力已经释放.汞探针C-V测试二维电子气浓度较Hall测试结果偏低,可能是在C-V测试时肖特基势垒接触会降低载流子浓度.     

Si衬底上5.1W/mm功率密度的GaN HEMT

利用MOCVD技术在Si（111）衬底上生长了高质量的GaN HEMT材料,1μm厚GaN外延层XRD（002）摇摆曲线半高宽573″,（102）摇摆曲线半高宽668″。通过插入层技术实现2μm厚GaN HEMT材料无裂纹,室温二维电子气迁移率1350cm^2/（V.s）,方块电阻328Ω/□.1mm栅宽GaN微波功率器件饱和电流大于0.8A/mm,跨导大于250mS/mm,2GHz下最大连续波输出功率5.1W,增益9.1dB,附加效率达到35%。     

SiC衬底上高性能AlGaN/GaN HEMT结构材料的研制

用金属有机物化学气相沉积技术(MOCVD)在半绝缘4H-和6H-SiC衬底上研制出了高性能的具有国内领先和国际先进水平的AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管(HEMT)材料,室温二维电子气迁移率和浓度分别为2215cm2/(V·s)和1.044×1013cm-2;50mm外延片平均方块电阻不高于253.7Ω/□,方块电阻不均匀性小于2.02%;三晶X射线衍射和原子力显微镜分析表明该材料具有较高的晶体质量和表面质量.用以上材料研制出了1mm栅宽AlGaN/GaN HEMT功率器件,8GHz连续波输入下器件的输出功率密度为8.25W/mm,功率附加效率为39.4%;对研制的器件进行了可靠性测试,器件连续工作半小时后,输出功率只下降了0.1dBm,表明所研制的器件具备了一定的可靠性.     

Effect of AlN buffer thickness on GaN epilayer grown on Si(1 1 1)

We studied the influence of high temperature AlN buffer thickness on the property of GaN film on Si (1 1 1) substrate. Samples were grown by metal organic chemical vapor deposition. Optical microscopy, atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffraction were employed to characterize the samples. The results demonstrated that thickness of high temperature AlN buffer prominently influenced the morphology and the crystal quality of GaN epilayer. The optimized thickness of the AlN buffer is found to be about 150 nm. Under the optimized thickness, the largest crack-free range of GaN film is 10 mm×10 mm and the full width at half maximum of GaN (0 0 0 2) rocking curve peak is 621.7 arcsec. Using high temperature AlN/AlGaN multibuffer combined with AlN/GaN superlattices interlayer we have obtained 2 μm crack-free GaN epilayer on 2 in Si (1 1 1) substrates.     

A surface-potential-based model for AlGaN/AlN/GaN HEMT

A new surface-potential-based model for AlGaN/AlN/GaN high electron mobility transistor(HEMT) is proposed in this paper. Since the high polarization effects caused by AlN interlayer favorably influence the two dimensional electron gas(2DEG) and scattering mechanisms, we first add spontaneous and piezoelectric charge terms to the source equation of surface-potential, and a mobility model for AlGaN/AlN/GaN HEMT is rewritten. Compared with TCAD simulations, the DC characteristics of AlGaN/AlN/GaN HEMT are faithfully reproduced by the new model.     

MOCVD生长的SiC衬底高迁移率GaN沟道层AlGaN/AlN/GaN HEMT结构

用MOCVD技术在高阻6H-SiC衬底上研制出了具有高迁移率GaN沟道层的AlGaN/AlN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管(HEMT)结构材料,其室温和80K时二维电子气迁移率分别为1944和11588cm2/(V·s),相应二维电子气浓度为1.03×1013cm-2;三晶X射线衍射和原子力显微镜分析表明该材料具有良好的晶体质量和表面形貌,10μm×10μm样品的表面粗糙度为0.27nm.用此材料研制出了栅长为0.8μm,栅宽为1.2mm的HEMT器件,最大漏极饱和电流密度和非本征跨导分别为957mA/mm和267mS/mm.     

含有Al组分阶变AlGaN过渡层的Si基AlGaN/GaN HEMT

采用一个AlN缓冲层和两个Al组分阶变的AlGaN过渡层作为中间层,在76.2mm Si衬底上外延生长出1.7μm厚无裂纹AlGaN/GaN异质结材料,利用原子力显微镜、X射线衍射、Hall效应测量和CV测量等手段对材料的结构特性和电学性能进行了表征。材料表面平整光滑,晶体质量和电学性能良好,2DEG面密度为1.12×1013cm-2,迁移率为1 208cm2/(V.s)。由该材料研制的栅长为1μm的AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件,电流增益截止频率fT达到10.4GHz,这些结果表明组分阶变AlGaN过渡层技术可用于实现高性能Si基GaN HEMT。     

Growth and fabrication of AlGaN/GaN HEMT based on Si(1 1 1) substrates by MOCVD

AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) hetero-structures were grown on the 2-in Si (1 1 1) substrate using metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). Low-temperature (LT) AlN layers were inserted to relieve the tension stress during the growth of GaN epilayers. The grown AlGaN/GaN HEMT samples exhibited a maximum crack-free area of 8 mm×5 mm, XRD GaN (0 0 0 2) full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of 661 arcsec and surface roughness of 0.377 nm. The device with a gate length of 1.4 μm and a gate width of 60 μm demonstrated maximum drain current density of 304 mA/mm, transconductance of 124 mS/mm and reverse gate leakage current of 0.76 μA/mm at the gate voltage of −10 V.     

GaN-based optoelectronic devices on sapphire and Si substrates

A recessed gate AlGaN/GaN high-electron mobility transistor (HEMT) on sapphire (0 0 0 1), a GaN metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MESFET) and an InGaN multiple-quantum well green light-emitting diode (LED) on Si (1 1 1) substrates have been grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition. The AlGaN/GaN intermediate layers have been used for the growth of GaN MESFET and LED on Si substrates. A two-dimensional electron gas mobility as high as 9260 cm²/V s with a sheet carrier density of 4.8×10¹² cm⁻² was measured at 4.6 K for the AlGaN/GaN heterostructure on the sapphire substrate. The recessed gate device on sapphire showed a maximum extrinsic transconductance of 146 mS/mm and a drain–source current of 900 mA/mm for the AlGaN/GaN HEMT with a gate length of 2.1 μm at 25°C. The GaN MESFET on Si showed a maximum extrinsic transconductance of 25 mS/mm and a drain–source current of 169 mA/mm with a complete pinch-off for the 2.5-μm-gate length. The LED on Si exhibited an operating voltage of 18 V, a series resistance of 300 Ω, an optical output power of 10 μW and a peak emission wavelength of 505 nm with a full-width at half-maximum of 33 nm at 20 mA drive current.     

AlGaN/GaN double-channel HEMT

正The fabrication of AlGaN/GaN double-channel high electron mobility transistors on sapphire substrates is reported.Two carrier channels are formed in an AlGaN/GaN/AlGaN/GaN multilayer structure.The DC performance of the resulting double-channel HEMT shows a wider high transconductance region compared with single-channel HEMT. Simulations provide an explanation for the influence of the double-channel on the high transconductance region.The buffer trap is suggested to be related to the wide region of high transconductance.The RF characteristics are also studied.     

AlGaN/GaN double-channel HEMT

The fabrication of AlGaN/GaN double-channel high electron mobility transistors on sapphire substrates is reported. Two carrier channels are formed in an AlGaN/GaN/AlGaN/GaN multilayer structure. The DC performance of the resulting double-channel HEMT shows a wider high transconductance region compared with single-channel HEMT. Simulations provide an explanation for the influence of the double-channel on the high transconductance region. The buffer trap is suggested to be related to the wide region of high transconductance. The RF characteristics are also studied.     

Investigations of GaN growth on the sapphire substrate by MOCVD method with different AlN buffer deposition temperatures

The effects of different AlN buffer deposition temperatures on the GaN material properties grown on sapphire substrate was investigated. At relatively higher AlN buffer growth temperature, the surface morphology of subsequent grown GaN layer was decorated with island-like structure and revealed the mixed-polarity characteristics. In addition, the density of screw TD and leakage current in the GaN film was also increased. The occurrence of mixed-polarity GaN material result could be from unintentional nitridation of the sapphire substrate by ammonia (NH₃) precursor at the beginning of the AlN buffer layer growth. By using two-step temperature growth process for the buffer layer, the unintentional nitridation could be effectively suppressed. The GaN film grown on this buffer layer exhibited a smooth surface, single polarity, high crystalline quality and high resistivity. AlGaN/GaN high electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) devices were also successfully fabricated by using the two-step AlN buffer layer.