摘要:
A nanowire comprises a polar semiconductor material that is compositionally graded along the nanowire from a first end to a second end to define a polarization doping profile along the nanowire from the first end to the second end. The polar semiconductor material may comprise a group IH-nitride semiconductor, such as an alloy of GaN and AlN, or an alloy of GaN and InN. Such nanowires may be formed by nucleating the first ends on a substrate, growing the nanowires by depositing polar semiconductor material on the nucleated first ends on a selected growth face, and compositionally grading the nanowires during growth to impart the polarization doping. The direction of the compositional grading may be reversed during the growing of the nanowires to reverse the type of the imparted polarization doping. In some embodiments, the reversing forms n/p or p/n junctions in the nanowires.
摘要:
A novel enhancement mode field effect transistor (FET), such as a High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMT), has an N-polar surface uses polarization fields to reduce the electron population under the gate in the N-polar orientation, has improved dispersion suppression, and low gate leakage.
摘要:
A method for fabricating III-N semiconductor devices on the N-face of layers comprising (a) growing a III-nitride semiconductor device structure in a Ga-polar direction on a substrate, (b) attaching a Ga face of the III-nitride semiconductor device structure to a host substrate, and (c) removing the substrate to expose the N-face surface of the III-nitride semiconductor device structure. An N-polar (000-1) oriented III-nitride semiconductor device is also disclosed, comprising one or more (000-1) oriented nitride layers, each having an N-face opposite a group III-face, wherein at least one N-face is an at least partially exposed N-face, and a host substrate attached to one of the group III-faces.
摘要:
Novel GaN/AlGaN metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MESFET) structures grown without any impurity doping in the channel. A high-mobility polarization-induced bulk channel charge is created by grading the channel region linearly from GaN to Al0.3Ga0.7N over a distance, e.g., 1000 Å. A polarization-doped field effect transistor (PolFET) was fabricated and tested under DC and RF conditions. A current density of 850 mA/mm and transconductance of 93 mS/mm was observed under DC conditions. Small-signal characterization of 0.7 μm gate length devices had a cutoff frequency, ƒτ=19 GHz, and a maximum oscillation of ƒmax=46 GHz. The PolFETs perform better than comparable MESFETs with impurity-doped channels, and are suitable for high microwave power applications. An important advantage of these devices over AlGaN/GaN HEMTs is that the transconductance vs. gate voltage profile can be tailored by compositional grading for better large-signal linearity.
摘要翻译:新型GaN / AlGaN金属半导体场效应晶体管(MESFET)结构在通道中没有任何杂质掺杂生长。 高迁移率极化诱导的体通道电荷是通过使沟道区域在一定距离(例如)1000处从GaN线性地分级至Al 0.3 N 0.7 N N N而产生的。 在DC和RF条件下制造和测试偏振掺杂场效应晶体管(PolFET)。 在直流条件下观察到电流密度为850mA / mm,跨导为93mS / mm。 0.7μm门极长度器件的小信号表征具有截止频率f T T T = 19GHz,f max max = 46GHz的最大振荡。 PolFET比具有杂质掺杂通道的可比MESFET性能更好,适用于高微波功率应用。 这些器件对AlGaN / GaN HEMT的一个重要优点是跨导与栅极电压分布可以通过组合分级来定制,以获得更好的大信号线性度。