A MODFET process for micrometer scale strained layer islands

Autor: Richard C. Compton, Lester F. Eastman, K.Y. Hur, William J. Schaff
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: Solid-State Electronics. 37:231-235
ISSN: 0038-1101
DOI: 10.1016/0038-1101(94)90074-4
Popis: Previous studies have demonstrated that the density of misfit dislocations can be reduced by growth of strained layers on patterned substrates. In this paper, a new process sequence for the fabrication of pseudomorphic modulation-doped field effect transistors (MODFETs) on pattened GaAs substrates is presented. Semi-insulating GaAs substrates were patterned and dry etched using chemically assisted ion beam etching (CAIBE) to define a series of mesas prior to epitaxial layer growth. Double-doped, pseudomorphic MODFET layers were then grown on the substrates by molecular beam epitaxy. Using a planarization technique based on SiO2/photoresist, MODFETs with vacuum-passivated T-gates which bridge across up to 20 mesas were fabricated. Current-voltage measurements of these MODFETs show high output currents and good pinc-off characteristics.
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