| Autor: |
Ferrand-Drake Del Castillo, Ragnar, Chen, Ding-Yuan, Chen, Jr-Tai, Thorsell, Mattias, Darakchieva, Vanya, Rorsman, Niklas |
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IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices; 2024, Vol. 71 Issue: 6 p3596-3602, 7p |
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The impact of different carbon concentrations in the Al0.06Ga0.94N graded back-barrier and GaN buffer of high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) is investigated. Four epi-wafers with different carbon concentrations, ranging from $1\times 10^{{17}}$ to $5\times 10^{{17}}$ cm $^{-{3}}$ , were grown by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). HEMTs with 100 and 200 nm gate lengths were fabricated and characterized with dc, Pulsed-IV, drain current transient spectroscopy (DCTS), and large-signal measurements at 30 GHz. It is shown that the back-barrier effectively prevents buffer-related electron trapping. The highest C-doping provides the best 2DEG confinement, while lower carbon doping levels are beneficial for a high output power and efficiency. A C-doping of $1\times 10^{{17}}$ cm $^{-{3}}$ offers the highest output power at maximum power added efficiency (PAE) (1.8 W/mm), whereas $3\times 10^{{17}}$ cm $^{-{3}}$ doping provides the highest PAE (>40%). The C-profiles acquired by using secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS), in combination with DCTS, is used to explain the electron trapping effects. Traps associated with the C-doping in the back-barrier are identified and the bias ranges for the trap activation are discussed. The study shows the importance of considering the C-doping level in the back-barrier of microwave GaN HEMTs for power amplification and generation. |
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