Abstract In this paper, two-dimensional (2D) transient simulations of an AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) are carried out and analyzed to investigate the current collapse due to trapping effects. The coupling effect of the trapping and thermal effects are taken into account in our simulation. The turn-on pulse gate-lag transient responses with different quiescent biases are obtained, and the pulsed current-voltage (I-V) curves are extracted from the transients. The experimental results of both gate-lag transient current and pulsed I-V curves are reproduced by the simulation, and the current collapse due to the trapping effect is explained from the view of physics based on the simulation results. In addition, the results show that bulk acceptor traps can influence the gate-lag transient characteristics of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs besides surface traps and that the thermal effect can accelerate the emission of captured electrons for traps. Pulse transient simulation is meaningful in analyzing the mechanism of dynamic current collapse, and the work in this paper will benefit the reliability study and model development of GaN-based devices.
Zhou Xing-Ye (周幸叶), Feng Zhi-Hong (冯志红), Wang Yuan-Gang (王元刚), Gu Guo-Dong (顾国栋), Song Xu-Bo (宋旭波), Cai Shu-Jun (蔡树军) Transient simulation and analysis of current collapse due to trapping effects in AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistor 2015 Chin. Phys. B 24 048503
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