AlN阻挡层对AlGaN/GaNHEMT器件的影响

利用低压MOCVD技术在蓝宝石衬底上生长了AlGaN/GaN异质结和AlGaN/AlN/GaN异质结二维电子气材料,采用相同器件工艺制造出了AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件和AlGaN/AlN/GaN HEMT器件.通过对两种不同器件的比较和讨论,研究了AlN阻挡层的增加对AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件性能的影响.     

AlN阻挡层对AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件的影响

利用低压MOCVD技术在蓝宝石衬底上生长了AlGaN/GaN异质结和AlGaN/AlN/GaN异质结二维电子气材料,采用相同器件工艺制造出了AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件和AlGaN/AlN/GaN HEMT器件.通过对两种不同器件的比较和讨论,研究了AlN阻挡层的增加对AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件性能的影响.     

氧等离子体处理对薄势垒增强型AlGaN/GaN HEMT的影响

提出了一种利用薄势垒结构制造增强型AlGaN/GaN HEMT的方法。研究了SiN钝化对薄势垒AlGaN/GaN异质结的影响,并利用其控制沟道中的二维电子气密度。具有10nm SiN介质插入层欧姆接触在800℃下退火可以得到较好的接触性能。栅极区域中的SiN被刻蚀,以耗尽下面的二维电子气,从而使薄势垒AlGaN/GaN HEMT实现增强特性,其阈值电压为50 mV。对介质刻蚀后暴露的AlGaN表面进行氧等离子体处理,与未经处理的器件作对比,发现阈值电压提升到0.5V,栅漏电降低了一个数量级,击穿特性得到改善,但是最大饱和电流密度降低了。     

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。     

导致 AlGaN/GaN HEMT电学性能失效的内外因素

本文研究了不同偏置条件对AlGaN/GaN HEMT电学性能的影响。电场被认为是导致AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件电学性能退化的外因,陷阱则是内因。AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件的退化有两部分组成：可恢复退化与不可恢复退化。AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件中原本存在的陷阱与新产生的陷阱导致可恢复退化。     

AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管的可靠性

利用正向肖特基结结电压与温度的线性关系,对AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件有源区瞬态温升进行了测量,其热阻为19.6℃/W。比较了不同测温方法和外界环境对器件沟道温升的影响。并研究了栅极施加反向直流阶梯应力对AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件性能的影响,结果表明器件在应力作用下电学参数退化,大信号寄生源/漏极电阻RS/RD和栅源正向I-V特性在击穿后能得到恢复。AlGaN势垒层陷阱俘获电子和电子填充栅极表面态是器件参数退化的原因,表面态恢复是器件参数恢复的主要原因。     

击穿电压提高的AlGaN/GaN/AlGaN双异质结特性

本文论述了AlGaN/GaN双异质结高电子迁移率晶体管的特性,该结构使用Al组分为7%的AlGaN来代替传统的GaN作为缓冲层。Al0.07Ga0.93N缓冲层增加了二维电子气沟道下方的背势垒高度,有效提高了载流子限阈性,从而造成缓冲层漏电的显著减小以及击穿电压的明显提高。对于栅尺寸为0.5100μm,栅漏间距为1μm的器件,AlGaN/GaN 双异质结器件的击穿电压（~100V）是常规单异质结器件的两倍（~50V）。本文中的双异质结器件在漏压为35V、频率为4GHz下,最大输出功率为7.78W/mm,最大功率附加效率为62.3%,线性增益为23dB。     

AlGaN/GaN材料HEMT器件优化分析与I-V特性

在考虑AlGaN/GaN异质结中的压电极化和自发极化效应的基础上,自洽求解了垂直于沟道方向的薛定谔方程和泊松方程.通过模拟计算,研究了AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件掺杂层Al的组分、厚度、施主掺杂浓度以及栅偏压对二维电子气特性的影响.用准二维物理模型计算了AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件的输出特性,给出了相应的饱和电压和阈值电压,并对计算结果和AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件的结构优化进行了分析.     

增强型AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件工艺的研究进展

随着高压开关和高速射频电路的发展,增强型GaN基高电子迁移率晶体管(HEMT)成为该领域内的研究热点。增强型GaN基HEMT只有在加正栅压才有工作电流,可以大大拓展该器件在低功耗数字电路中的应用。近年来,国内外对增强型GaN基HEMT阈值电压的研究主要集中以下两个方面:在材料生长方面,通过生长薄势垒、降低Al组分、生长无极化电荷的AlGaN/GaN异质材料、生长InGaN或p-GaN盖帽层,来控制二维电子气浓度;在器件工艺方面,采用高功函数金属、MIS结构、刻蚀凹栅、F基等离子体处理,来控制表面电势,影响二维电子气浓度。从影响器件阈值电压的相关因素出发,探讨了实现和优化增强型GaN基HEMT的各种工艺方法和发展方向。     

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。     

Recessed-gate structure approach toward normally off high-Voltage AlGaN/GaN HEMT for power electronics applications

A recessed-gate structure has been studied with a view to realizing normally off operation of high-voltage AlGaN/GaN high-electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) for power electronics applications. The recessed-gate structure is very attractive for realizing normally off high-voltage AlGaN/GaN HEMTs because the gate threshold voltage can be controlled by the etching depth of the recess without significant increase in on-resistance characteristics. With this structure the threshold voltage can be increased with the reduction of two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) density only under the gate electrode without reduction of 2DEG density in the other channel regions such as the channel between drain and gate. The threshold-voltage increase was experimentally demonstrated. The threshold voltage of fabricated recessed-gate device increased to -0.14 V while the threshold voltage without the recessed-gate structure was about -4 V. The specific on-resistance of the device was maintained as low as 4 m/spl Omega//spl middot/cm/sup 2/ and the breakdown voltage was 435 V. The on-resistance and the breakdown voltage tradeoff characteristics were the same as those of normally on devices. From the viewpoint of device design, the on-resistance for the normally off device was modeled using the relationship between the AlGaN layer thickness under the gate electrode and the 2DEG density. It is found that the MIS gate structure and the recess etching without the offset region between recess edge and gate electrode will further improve the on-resistance. The simulation results show the possibility of the on-resistance below 1 m/spl Omega//spl middot/cm/sup 2/ for normally off AlGaN/GaN HEMTs operating at several hundred volts with threshold voltage up to +1 V.     

Characteristics of AlGaN/GaN/AlGaN double heteroj unction HEMTs with an improved breakdown voltage

正We studied the performance of AlGaN/GaN double heterojunction high electron mobility transistors (DH-HEMTs) with an AlGaN buffer layer,which leads to a higher potential barrier at the backside of the twodimensional electron gas channel and better carrier confinement.This,remarkably,reduces the drain leakage current and improves the device breakdown voltage.The breakdown voltage of AlGaN/GaN double heterojunction HEMTs (~ 100 V) was significantly improved compared to that of conventional AlGaN/GaN HEMTs(~50 V) for the device with gate dimensions of 0.5 x 100μm and a gate-drain distance of 1μm.The DH-HEMTs also demonstrated a maximum output power of 7.78 W/mm,a maximum power-added efficiency of 62.3%and a linear gain of 23 dB at the drain supply voltage of 35 V at 4 GHz.     

蓝宝石衬底上槽栅型X波段增强型AlGaN/GaN HEMT

研制了一款X波段增强型AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管(HEMT)。在3英寸(1英寸=2.54 cm)蓝宝石衬底上采用低损伤栅凹槽刻蚀技术制备了栅长为0.3μm的增强型AlGaN/GaN HEMT。所制备的增强型器件的阈值电压为0.42 V,最大跨导为401 mS/mm,导通电阻为2.7Ω·mm。器件的电流增益截止频率和最高振荡频率分别为36.1和65.2 GHz。在10 GHz下进行微波测试,增强型AlGaN/GaN HEMT的最大输出功率密度达到5.76 W/mm,最大功率附加效率为49.1%。在同一材料上制备的耗尽型器件最大输出功率密度和最大功率附加效率分别为6.16 W/mm和50.2%。增强型器件的射频特性可与在同一晶圆上制备的耗尽型器件相比拟。     

High-power polarization-engineered GaN/AlGaN/GaN HEMTs without surface passivation

In this paper, a high-power GaN/AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) has been demonstrated. A thick cap layer has been used to screen surface states and reduce dispersion. A deep gate recess was used to achieve the desired transconductance. A thin SiO/sub 2/ layer was deposited on the drain side of the gate recess in order to reduce gate leakage current and improve breakdown voltage. No surface passivation layer was used. A breakdown voltage of 90 V was achieved. A record output power density of 12 W/mm with an associated power-added efficiency (PAE) of 40.5% was measured at 10 GHz. These results demonstrate the potential of the technique as a controllable and repeatable solution to decrease dispersion and produce power from GaN-based HEMTs without surface passivation.     

Optimization design on breakdown voltage of AlGaN/GaN high-electron mobility transistor

Simulations are carried out to explore the possibility of achieving high breakdown voltage of GaN HEMT (high-electron mobility transistor). GaN cap layers with gradual increase in the doping concentration from 2×10¹⁶ to 5×10¹⁹ cm^-3 of N-type and P-type cap are investigated, respectively. Simulation results show that HEMT with P-doped GaN cap layer shows more potential to achieve higher breakdown voltage than N-doped GaN cap layer under the same doping concentration. This is because the ionized net negative space charges in P-GaN cap layer could modulate the surface electric field which makes more contribution to RESURF effect. Furthermore, a novel GaN/AlGaN/GaN HEMT with P-doped GaN buried layer in GaN buffer between gate and drain electrode is proposed. It shows enhanced performance. The breakdown voltage of the proposed structure is 640 V which is increased by 12% in comparison to UID (un-intentionally doped) GaN/AlGaN/GaN HEMT. We calculated and analyzed the distribution of electrons'' density. It is found that the depleted region is wider and electric field maximum value is induced at the left edge of buried layer. So the novel structure with P-doped GaN buried layer embedded in GaN buffer has the better improving characteristics of the power devices.     

Annealing before gate metal deposition related noise performance in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs

For a further improvement of the noise performance in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs, reducing the relatively high gate leakage current is a key issue. In this paper, an experiment was carried out to demonstrate that one method during the device fabrication process can lower the noise. Two samples were treated differently after gate recess etching: one sample was annealed before metal deposition and the other sample was left as it is. From a comparison of their Ig-Vg characteristics, a conclusion could be drawn that the annealing can effectively reduce the gate leakage current. The etching plasma-induced damage removal or reduction after annealing is considered to be the main factor responsible for it. Evidence is given to prove that annealing can increase the Schottky barrier height. A noise model was used to verify that the annealing of the gate recess before the metal deposition is really effective to improve the noise performance of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs.     

蒸栅前退火与AlGaN/GaN HEMT噪声性能关系的研究

为进一步提高AlGaN/GaN HEMT的噪声性能,如何才能降低其相对较高的栅漏电是较为棘手的问题之一。作者通过实验证明了可降低其噪声的器件制作过程中的一项工艺步骤。两个AlGaN/GaN样片在刻蚀栅槽后被分别不同处理,一个蒸发栅金属前退火,另一个直接蒸发栅金属。比较二者的Ig－Vgd直流特性曲线,可发现蒸栅前进行退火处理可大大降低栅漏电。数据分析表明：退火可提高肖特基势垒;刻蚀过程中的等离子体可引发损伤,退火导致的损伤消除是栅漏电减小的主要原因。作者引用了一个噪声模型来证明蒸栅前退火确实可以有效地提高AlGaN/GaN HEMT的噪声性能。     

高击穿电压AlGaN/GaN HEMT电力开关器件研究进展

作为第三代宽禁带半导体材料的典型代表,GaN材料在各个应用领域的研究工作都受到了高度的重视。概述了基于AlGaN/GaN HEMT结构的新型高压、高频、低损耗电力开关器件的最新研究进展。从器件的结构特征入手,详细介绍了改善器件击穿特性的途径、高频开关特性的研究情况、Si衬底上AlGaN/GaN HEMT结构材料的生长、增强型器件的制备技术和功率集成电路的研究等几个国际上的热点问题。最后,对该项研究面临的问题及未来的发展趋势做了展望。     

A high-performance enhancement-mode AlGaN/GaN HEMT

An enhancement-mode AlGaN/GaN HEMT with a threshold voltage of 0.35 V was fabricated by fluorine plasma treatment.The enhancement-mode device demonstrates high-performance DC characteristics with a saturation current density of 667 mA/mm at a gate bias of 4 V and a peak transconductance of 201 mS/mm at a gate bias of 0.8 V.The current-gain cut-off frequency and the maximum oscillation frequency of the enhancement-mode device with a gate length of μm are 10.3 GHz and 12.5 GHz,respectively,which is comparable with the depletion-mode device.A numerical simulation supported by SIMS results was employed to give a reasonable explanation that the fluorine ions act as an acceptor trap center in the barrier layer.     

AlGaN/GaN HEMT的恒压电应力退化研究

研究了AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管(HEMT)在不同持续恒压电应力条件下的退化机制,制作了一种AlGaN/GaN HEMT。对该器件分别采用恒压开态应力和恒压关态应力,研究了与直流特性相关的重要参数的陷阱产生规律。实验结果表明,在开态应力下,由于存在热载流子效应,发生了阈值电压正漂现象,峰值跨导降低;在关态应力下,由于存在逆压电效应,发生了阈值电压负向漂移现象。