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Chin. Phys. B, 2021, Vol. 30(9): 097302    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/abf34c
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Protection of isolated and active regions in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs using selective laser annealing

Mingchen Hou(侯明辰)1,2, Gang Xie(谢刚)1,2,†, Qing Guo(郭清)1,3, and Kuang Sheng(盛况)1,2
1 College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China;
2 Hangzhou Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China;
3 Ningbo Chipex Semiconductor Co., LTD., Ningbo 315000, China
Abstract  AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors with Au-free ohmic contacts are fabricated by selective laser annealing and conventional rapid thermal annealing. The current transport mechanism of ohmic contacts is investigated. High-temperature annealing can be avoided in the isolated region and the active region by selective laser annealing. The implanted isolation leakage current is maintained 10-6 mA/mm even at 1000 V after selective laser annealing. On the contrary, high-temperature annealing will cause obvious degradation of the isolation. The morphology of AlGaN surface is measured by atomic force microscope. No noticeable change of the AlGaN surface morphology after selective laser annealing, while the root-mean-square roughness value markedly increases after rapid thermal annealing. The smaller frequency dispersion of capacitance-voltage characteristics confirms the lower density of surface states after selective laser annealing. Thus, dynamic on-resistance is effectively suppressed.
Keywords:  gallium nitride      ohmic contacts      laser annealing  
Received:  08 February 2021      Revised:  12 March 2021      Accepted manuscript online:  30 March 2021
PACS:  73.61.Ey (III-V semiconductors)  
  81.40.Rs (Electrical and magnetic properties related to treatment conditions)  
  42.55.-f (Lasers)  
Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51577169 and 51777187), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFB0402804), and the “Science and Technology Innovation 2025” Major Program of Ningbo (Grant No. 2018B10098).
Corresponding Authors:  Gang Xie     E-mail:  xielyz@zju.edu.cn

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Mingchen Hou(侯明辰), Gang Xie(谢刚), Qing Guo(郭清), and Kuang Sheng(盛况) Protection of isolated and active regions in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs using selective laser annealing 2021 Chin. Phys. B 30 097302

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