中国物理B ›› 2013, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (6): 68503-068503.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/22/6/068503

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AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistor with transparent gate by Al-doped ZnO

王冲a b, 何云龙a b, 郑雪峰a b, 马晓华a b, 张进成a b, 郝跃a b   

  1. a Key Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Xi'an 710071, China;
    b The Institute of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, China
  • 收稿日期:2012-09-21 修回日期:2012-12-05 出版日期:2013-05-01 发布日期:2013-05-01
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Key Science & Technology Special Project (Grant No. 2008ZX01002-002), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61106106), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (Grant Nos. K50510250003 and K50510250006).

AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistor with transparent gate by Al-doped ZnO

Wang Chong (王冲)a b, He Yun-Long (何云龙)a b, Zheng Xue-Feng (郑雪峰)a b, Ma Xiao-Hua (马晓华)a b, Zhang Jin-Cheng (张进成)a b, Hao Yue (郝跃)a b   

  1. a Key Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Xi'an 710071, China;
    b The Institute of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, China
  • Received:2012-09-21 Revised:2012-12-05 Online:2013-05-01 Published:2013-05-01
  • Contact: Wang Chong E-mail:wangchong197810@hotmail.com
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Key Science & Technology Special Project (Grant No. 2008ZX01002-002), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61106106), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (Grant Nos. K50510250003 and K50510250006).

摘要: AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) with Al-doped ZnO (AZO) transparent gate electrodes are fabricated, and the Ni/Au/Ni-gated HEMTs are produced in comparison. The AZO-gated HEMTs show good DC characteristics and Schottky rectifying characteristics, and the gate electrodes achieve excellent transparencies. Compared with Ni/Au/Ni-gated HEMTs, AZO-gated HEMTs show low saturation current, high threshold voltage, high Schottky barrier height, and low gate reverse leakage current. Due to the higher gate resistivity, AZO-gated HEMT exhibits current-gain cutoff frequency (fT) of 10 GHz and power gain cutoff frequency (fmax) of 5 GHz, and lower maximum oscillation frequency than Ni/Au/Ni-gated HEMTs. Moreover, the characteristics of C-V are measured, and the gate interface characteristics of the AZO-gated devices are investigated by C-V dual sweep.

关键词: AlGaN/GaN, high electron mobility transistor, Al-doped ZnO

Abstract: AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) with Al-doped ZnO (AZO) transparent gate electrodes are fabricated, and the Ni/Au/Ni-gated HEMTs are produced in comparison. The AZO-gated HEMTs show good DC characteristics and Schottky rectifying characteristics, and the gate electrodes achieve excellent transparencies. Compared with Ni/Au/Ni-gated HEMTs, AZO-gated HEMTs show low saturation current, high threshold voltage, high Schottky barrier height, and low gate reverse leakage current. Due to the higher gate resistivity, AZO-gated HEMT exhibits current-gain cutoff frequency (fT) of 10 GHz and power gain cutoff frequency (fmax) of 5 GHz, and lower maximum oscillation frequency than Ni/Au/Ni-gated HEMTs. Moreover, the characteristics of C-V are measured, and the gate interface characteristics of the AZO-gated devices are investigated by C-V dual sweep.

Key words: AlGaN/GaN, high electron mobility transistor, Al-doped ZnO

中图分类号:  (Field effect devices)

  • 85.30.Tv
85.30.De (Semiconductor-device characterization, design, and modeling) 85.35.Be (Quantum well devices (quantum dots, quantum wires, etc.))