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Effects of dielectric passivation on device performance of AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors

Journal
ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology
Date
2021.05.31
Abstract

Various dielectrics deposited on the surfaces of AlGaN/GaN-based metal-gate high-electronmobility
transistors (HEMTs) were investigated to understand their effects on the device
characteristics. The observed increase by 30% in the two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG)
sheet carrier density by the deposition of SiO2, Si3N4, or Al2O3 was in line with the improved
output and transfer characteristics of the HEMT devices with the deposited dielectrics, as
compared to those of the bare HEMT device without dielectric. The improvements seemed to
result from the strain accumulation in AlGaN due to the difference in thermal expansion
between AlGaN and the dielectric and from the effective treatment of surface electrical
passivation by the deposited dielectric. Furthermore, suppression of current collapse was
observed in the SiO2- and Si3N4-deposited samples, as compared to the bare HEMT device.

Reference
ECS J. Solid State Sci. Technol. 10, 055016 (2021)
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2162-8777/ac02a0