JOURNAL ARTICLE

AlN/GaN metal–insulator–semiconductor high-electron-mobility transistor with thermal atomic layer deposition AlN gate dielectric

Linqing ZhangPengfei Wang

Year: 2018 Journal:   Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Vol: 57 (9)Pages: 096502-096502   Publisher: Institute of Physics

Abstract

In this paper, a novel gate dielectric and passivation technique for GaN-on-Si AlN/GaN metal–insulator–semiconductor high-electron-mobility transistor (MIS-HEMT) is proposed. This technique features the AlN thin film grown by thermal atomic layer deposition (ALD) at 360 °C without plasma enhancement. A 10 nm AlN thin film serving as gate dielectric and passivation layer in the access region was grown. Compared with the Schottky gate AlN/GaN HEMT (SG-HEMT), the fabricated thermal ALD-grown AlN MIS-HEMT exhibits enhanced Ion/Ioff ratio, reduction of gate leakage by 5 orders of magnitude at a bias of 5 V, and suppressed current collapse degradation.

Keywords:
High-electron-mobility transistor Materials science Passivation Optoelectronics Atomic layer deposition Dielectric Gate dielectric Semiconductor Transistor High-κ dielectric Layer (electronics) Schottky diode Nanotechnology Electrical engineering Diode

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GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials
Physical Sciences →  Physics and Astronomy →  Condensed Matter Physics
Semiconductor materials and devices
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Ga2O3 and related materials
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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