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.

X-Band GaN Power HEMTs with Power Density of 2.23W/mm Grown on Sapphire by MOCVD

The growth,fabrication,and characterization of 0.2μm gate-length AlGaN/GaN HEMTs,with a high mobility GaN thin layer as a channel,grown on (0001) sapphire substrates by MOCVD,are described.The unintentionally doped 2.5μm thick GaN epilayers grown with the same conditions as the GaN channel have a room temperature electron mobility of 741cm2/(V·s) at an electron concentration of 1.52×1016 cm-3.The resistivity of the thick GaN buffer layer is greater than 108Ω·cm at room temperature.The 50mm HEMT wafers grown on sapphire substrates show an average sheet resistance of 440.9Ω/□ with uniformity better than 96%.Devices of 0.2μm×40μm gate periphery exhibit a maximum extrinsic transconductance of 250mS/mm and a current gain cutoff frequency of77GHz.The AlGaN/GaN HEMTs with 0.8mm gate width display a total output power of 1.78W (2.23W/mm) and a linear gain of 13.3dB at 8GHz.The power devices also show a saturated current density as high as 1.07A/mm at a gate bias of 0.5V.