InP基功率HEMT结构材料分子束外延生长研究

从 3个层面研究了分子束外延 Al0 .48In0 .52 As/ Ga0 .47In0 .53As/ In P功率 HEMT结构材料生长技术。首先 ,通过观察生长过程的高能电子衍射 (RHEED)图谱 ,确立了 Ga0 .47In0 .53As/ In P结构表面层的 MBE RHEED衍射工艺相图 ,据此生长的单层 Si-doped Ga0 .47In0 .53As(40 0 nm) / In P室温迁移率可达 6960 cm2 / V· s及电子浓度 1 .3 3 E1 7cm- 3。其次 ,经过优化结构参数 ,低噪声 Al0 .48In0 .52 As/ Ga0 .47In0 .53As/ In P HEMT结构材料的 Hall参数达到μ30 0 K≥ 1 0 0 0 0 cm2 / V· s、2 DEG≥ 2 .5 E1 2 cm- 2 。最后 ,在此基础之上 ,降低 spacer的厚度、在 Ga0 .47In0 .53As沟道内插入 Si平面掺杂层并增加势垒层的掺杂浓度获得了功率 Al0 .48In0 .52 As/ Ga0 .47In0 .53As/ In PHEMT结构材料 ,其 Hall参数达到μ30 0 K≥ 80 0 0 cm2 / V· s、2 DEG≥ 4 .0 E1 2 cm- 2 。     

X 波段氮化镓合成固态放大器

Based on a self-developed A1GaN/GaN HEMT with 2.5 mm gate width technology on a SiC substrate, an X-band GaN combined solid-state power amplifier module is fabricated. The module consists of an AIGaN/GaN HEMT, Wilkinson power couplers, DC-bias circuit and microstrip line. For each amplifier, we use a bipolar DC power source. Special RC networks at the input and output and a resistor between the DC power source and the gate of the transistor at the input are used for cancellation of self-oscillation and crosstalk of low-frequency of each amplifier. At the same time, branches of length 3λ/4 for Wilkinson power couplers are designed for the elimination of self-oscillation of the two amplifiers. Microstrip stub lines are used for input matching and output matching. Under Vds = 27 V, Vgs = -4.0 V, CW operating conditions at 8 GHz, the amplifier module exhibits a line gain of 5.6 dB with power added efficiency of 23.4%, and output power of 41.46 dBm （14 W）, and the power gain compression is 3 dB. Between 8 and 8.5 GHz, the variation of output power is less than 1.5 dB.     

Load-pull measurement analysis of AlGaN/GaN HEMT taking into account number of gate fingers

This paper investigates load-pull measurement of AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) at different numbers of gate fingers. Scalable small-signal models are extracted to analyze the relationship between each model''s parameters and the number of device''s gate fingers. The simulated S-parameters from the small-signal models are compared with the reflection coefficients measured from the load-pull measurement system at X-band frequencies of 8.8 and 10.4 GHz. The dependency between the number of device''s gate fingers and load-pull characterization is presented.     

MOCVD生长AlGaN/GaN/Si(111)异质结材料

利用MOCVD在Si(111)衬底上生长了无裂纹的GaN外延薄膜和AlGaN/GaN异质结构。通过优化Si衬底的浸润处理时间、AlN层厚度等参数获得了无裂纹的GaN外延薄膜,研究了SiN缓冲层和插入层厚度对AlGaN/GaN异质结电学性质的影响,2DEG的迁移率和面密度分别达到1410cm2/V.s和1.16×1013cm-2。     

Low ohmic contact AIN/GaN HEMTs grown by MOCVD

AlN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors （HEMTs） on SiC substrates were fabricated by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition （MOCVD） and then characterized. An Si/Ti/Al/Ni/Au stack was used to reduce ohmic contact resistance （0.33 g2.mm） at a low annealing temperature. The fabricated devices exhibited a maximum drain current density of 1.07 A/mm （Vows = I V） and a maximum peak extrinsic transconductance of 340 mS/mm. The off-state breakdown voltage of the device was 64 V with a gate-drain distance of 1.9 μm. The current gain extrinsic cutoff frequency fT and the maximum oscillation frequency fmax were 36 and 80 GHz with a 0.25 μm gate length, respectively.     

氮化镓器件非线性特性表征

对100um和1mm碳化硅衬底的氮化镓器件进行直流特性,小信号特性和大信号特性的表征。100um和1mm器件小信号特性测试结果发现,随栅长增大,由于电容寄生效应的减小,电流截止频率fT增大。从数据看出,器件可用在C波段和X波段。大信号测试包括C波段和X波段负载牵引测试和功率扫描测试。器件偏置在AB类工作点,并且选定源端阻抗,做负载牵引测试。在负载牵引园图上,最大功率阻抗点和最佳效率阻抗点可以确定。根据5.5GHz的不同栅长的器件的功率扫描结果分析器件尺寸变换效应与和大尺寸器件的自热效应密切相关。8GHz 不同漏极偏置的器件的功率扫描结果说明碳化硅衬底的氮化镓器件有好的热导率,高击穿电压和10.16W/mm 功率密度。从分析可证明碳化硅衬底的氮化镓器件是放大器设计的理想材料。     

Progress in Group Ⅲ nitride semiconductor electronic devices

Recently there has been a rapid domestic development in groupⅢnitride semiconductor electronic materials and devices.This paper reviews the important progress in GaN-based wide bandgap microelectronic materials and devices in the Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China,which focuses on the research of the fundamental physical mechanisms of group III nitride semiconductor electronic materials and devices with the aim to enhance the crystal quality and electric performance of GaN-based electronic materials, develop new GaN heterostructures,and eventually achieve high performance GaN microwave power devices.Some remarkable progresses achieved in the program will be introduced,including those in GaN high electron mobility transistors(HEMTs) and metal-oxide-semiconductor high electron mobility transistors(MOSHEMTs) with novel high-k gate insulators,and material growth,defect analysis and material properties of InAlN/GaN heterostructures and HEMT fabrication,and quantum transport and spintronic properties of GaN-based heterostructures,and highelectric -field electron transport properties of GaN material and GaN Gunn devices used in terahertz sources.     

A Ka-band 22 dBm GaN amplifier MMIC

A Ka-band GaN amplifier MMIC has been designed in CPW technology,and fabricated with a domestic GaN epitaxial wafer and process.This is,to the best of our knowledge,the first demonstration of domestic Kaband GaN amplifier MMICs.The single stage CPW MMIC utilizes an AlGaN/GaN HEMT with a gate-length of 0.25μm and a gate-width of 2×75μm.Under V_ds=10 V,continuous-wave operating conditions,the amplifier has a 1.5 GHz operating bandwidth.It exhibits a linear gain of 6.3 dB,a maximum output power of 22 dBm and a peak PAE of 9.5%at 26.5 GHz.The output power density of the AlGaN/GaN HEMT in the MMIC reaches 1 W/mm at Ka-band under the condition of V_ds=10 V.     

RF-MBE生长的AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管特性

用射频分子束外延技术研制出了室温迁移率为1035cm2/(V·s),二维电子气浓度为1.0×1013cm-2,77K迁移率为2653cm2/(V·s),二维电子气浓度为9.6×1012cm-2的AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管材料.用此材料研制的器件(栅长为1μm,栅宽为80μm,源-漏间距为4μm)的室温非本征跨导为186mS/mm,最大漏极饱和电流密度为925mA/mm,特征频率为18.8GHz.     

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。