GaAs metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor with nanometer-thin dielectric grown by atomic layer deposition

Autor: K. K. Ng, B. Yang, J. Kwo, Peide D. Ye, S. N. G. Chu, J. Bude, Joseph Petrus Mannaerts, S. Nakahara, G. D. Wilk, Minghwei Hong, H.-J. Gossmann
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Applied Physics Letters. 83:180-182
ISSN: 1077-3118
0003-6951
Popis: A GaAs metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) with thin Al2O3 gate dielectric in nanometer (nm) range grown by atomic layer deposition is demonstrated. The nm-thin oxide layer with significant gate leakage current suppression is one of the key factors in downsizing field-effect transistors. A 1 μm gate-length depletion-mode n-channel GaAs MOSFET with an Al2O3 gate oxide thickness of 8 nm, an equivalent SiO2 thickness of ∼3 nm, shows a broad maximum transconductance of 120 mS/mm and a drain current of more than 400 mA/mm. The device shows a good linearity, low gate leakage current, and negligible hysteresis in drain current in a wide range of bias voltage.
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