Gate Capacitance and Off-State Characteristics of E-Mode p-GaN Gate AlGaN/GaN High-Electron-Mobility Transistors After Gate Stress Bias

Autor: Yu Chen Lai, Ming Yan Tsai, Yi Nan Zhong, Yue Ming Hsin
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Electronic Materials. 50:1162-1166
ISSN: 1543-186X
0361-5235
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-020-08691-w
Popis: This study investigated the gate capacitance and off-state characteristics of 650-V enhancement-mode p-GaN gate AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors after various degrees of gate stress bias. A significant change was observed in the on-state capacitance when the gate stress bias was greater than 6 V. The corresponding threshold voltage exhibited a positive shift at low gate stress and a negative shift when the gate stress was greater than 6 V, which agreed with the shift observation from the I–V measurement. Moreover, the off-state leakage current increased significantly after the gate stress exceeded 6 V during the off-state characterization although the devices could be biased up to 1000 V without breakdown. The increase in the off-state leakage current would lead to higher power loss.
Databáze: OpenAIRE