Groove-type channel enhancement-mode AlGaN/GaN MIS HEMT with combined polar and nonpolar AlGaN/GaN heterostructures

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/25/8/087304

Abstract A novel groove-type channel enhancement-mode AlGaN/GaN MIS high electron mobility transistor (GTCE-HEMT) with a combined polar and nonpolar AlGaN/GaN heterostucture is presented. The device simulation shows a threshold voltage of 1.24 V, peak transconductance of 182 mS/mm, and subthreshold slope of 85 mV/dec, which are obtained by adjusting the device parameters. Interestingly, it is possible to control the threshold voltage accurately without precisely controlling the etching depth in fabrication by adopting this structure. Besides, the breakdown voltage (V_B) is significantly increased by 78% in comparison with the value of the conventional MIS-HEMT. Moreover, the fabrication process of the novel device is entirely compatible with that of the conventional depletion-mode (D-mode) polar AlGaN/GaN HEMT. It presents a promising way to realize the switch application and the E/D-mode logic circuits.

Keywords: AlGaN/GaN HEMT enhancement-mode operation groove-type channel nonpolar

Received: 26 January 2016
Revised: 31 March 2016
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PACS:	73.40.Kp	(III-V semiconductor-to-semiconductor contacts, p-n junctions, and heterojunctions)
	85.30.De	(Semiconductor-device characterization, design, and modeling)
	85.30.Tv	(Field effect devices)

Fund: Project supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project, China (Grant No. 2013ZX02308-002) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11435010, 61474086, and 61404099).

Corresponding Authors: Jin-Cheng Zhang
E-mail: jchzhang@xidian.edu.cn

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Xiao-Ling Duan(段小玲), Jin-Cheng Zhang(张进成), Ming Xiao(肖明), Yi Zhao(赵一), Jing Ning(宁静), Yue Hao(郝跃) Groove-type channel enhancement-mode AlGaN/GaN MIS HEMT with combined polar and nonpolar AlGaN/GaN heterostructures 2016 Chin. Phys. B 25 087304

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