AlGaN/GaN 高电子迁移率晶体管漏电流退化机理研究

本文首先制备了与AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管 (HEMT) 结构与特性等效的AlGaN/GaN异质结肖特基二极管, 采用步进应力测试比较了不同栅压下器件漏电流的变化情况, 然后基于电流-电压和电容-电压测试验证了退化前后漏电流的传输机理, 并使用失效分析技术光发射显微镜 (EMMI) 观测器件表面的光发射, 研究了漏电流的时间依赖退化机理. 实验结果表明: 在栅压高于某临界值后, 器件漏电流随时间开始增加, 同时伴有较大的噪声. 将极化电场引入电流与电场的依赖关系后, 器件退化前后的 log(I_FT/E)与√E 都遵循良好的线性关系, 表明漏电流均由电子Frenkel-Poole (FP) 发射主导. 退化后 log(I_FT/E)与√E 曲线斜率的减小, 以及利用EMMI在栅边缘直接观察到了与缺陷存在对应关系的“热点”, 证明了漏电流退化的机理是: 高电场在AlGaN层中诱发了新的缺陷, 而缺陷密度的增加导致了FP发射电流I_FT的增加. 关键词： AlGaN/GaN 高电子迁移率晶体管 漏电流 退化机理     

高功率微波作用下高电子迁移率晶体管的损伤机理

本文针对高电子迁移率晶体管在高功率微波注入条件下的损伤过程和机理进行了研究,借助SentaurusTCAD仿真软件建立了晶体管的二维电热模型,并仿真了高功率微波注入下的器件响应.探索了器件内部电流密度、电场强度、温度分布以及端电流随微波作用时间的变化规律.研究结果表明,当幅值为20 V,频率为14.9 GHz的微波信号由栅极注入后,器件正半周电流密度远大于负半周电流密度,而负半周电场强度高于正半周电场.在强电场和大电流的共同作用下,器件内部的升温过程同时发生在信号的正、负半周内.又因栅极下靠近源极侧既是电场最强处,也是电流最密集之处,使得温度峰值出现在该处.最后,对微波信号损伤的高电子迁移率晶体管进行表面形貌失效分析,表明仿真与实验结果符合良好.     

AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管肖特基高温退火机理研究

在不同应力条件下,研究了AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管高温退火前后的电流崩塌、栅泄漏电流以及击穿电压的变化.结果表明,AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管通过肖特基高温退火以后,器件的特性得到很大的改善.利用电镜扫描(SEM)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对高温退火前、后的肖特基接触界面进行深入分析,发现器件经过高温退火后,Ni和AlGaN层之间介质的去除,并且AlGaN材料表面附近的陷阱减少,使得肖特基有效势垒提高,从而提高器件的电学特性. 关键词： AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管 肖特基接触 界面陷阱     

外界条件在电磁脉冲对GaAs赝高电子迁移率晶体管损伤过程中的影响

结合器件仿真软件Sentaurus TCAD,建立了GaAs赝高电子迁移率晶体管器件的电磁脉冲损伤模型.基于此模型,从信号参数和外接电阻两个方面出发讨论了外界条件对器件电磁脉冲损伤效应的影响.结果表明,信号参数的改变能够显著影响器件的损伤时间:信号幅度通过改变器件的吸收能量速度来影响器件的损伤效应,其与器件损伤时间成反比;信号上升时间的改变能够提前或延迟器件的击穿点,其与器件损伤时间成正比.器件外接电阻能够减弱器件的电流沟道,进而延缓器件的损伤进程,且源极外接电阻的影响更加明显.     

增强型AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管高温退火研究

深入研究了两种增强型AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管(HEMT)高温退火前后的直流特性变化.槽栅增强型AlGaN/GaN HEMT在500 ℃ N₂中退火5 min后,阈值电压由0.12 V正向移动到0.57 V,器件Schottky反向栅漏电流减小一个数量级.F注入增强型AlGaN/GaN HEMT在 400 ℃ N₂中退火2 min后,器件阈值电压由0.23 V负向移动到-0.69 V,栅泄漏电流明显增大.槽栅增强型器件退火过程中Schottky有效势垒     

AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管中kink效应的半经验模型

初步分析了AlGaN/GaN 器件上的kink效应. 在直流模型的基础上, 建立了AlGaN/GaN 高电子迁移率晶体管中kink效应的半经验模型, 并加入了kink效应发生的漏源偏压与栅源偏压的关系. 该模型得出较为准确的模拟结果, 可用来判断kink效应的发生和电流的变化量. 最后, 我们采用模型仿真结合实验分析的方法, 对kink效应进行了一定的物理研究, 结果表明碰撞电离对kink效应的发生有一定的促进作用.     

双极晶体管在强电磁脉冲作用下的损伤效应与机理

针对典型n⁺-p-n-n⁺结构的双极晶体管,从器件内部电场强度、电流密度和温度分布变化的分析出发,研究了在强电磁脉冲(electromagnetic pulse,EMP)作用下其内在损伤过程与机理.研究表明,双极晶体管损伤部位在不同幅度的注入电压作用下是不同的,注入电压幅度较低时,发射区中心下方的集电区附近首先烧毁,而在高幅度注入电压作用下,由于基区-外延层-衬底构成的PIN结构发生击穿,导致靠近发射极一侧的基极边缘处首先发生烧毁.利用数据分析软件,对不同注入电 关键词： 双极晶体管 强电磁脉冲 器件损伤 损伤功率     

AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管温度传感器特性

本文制作了基于无栅AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管结构的温度传感器,并对其温度相关的电学特性进行了表征.实验测试了器件从50℃到400℃的变温电流-电压特性,研究了器件灵敏度随着器件沟道长宽比的变化,并研究了在300—500℃高温的空气和氮气中经过1 h恒温加热后器件的电学特性变化.理论与实验研究结果表明,随着器件沟道长宽比的增大,器件的灵敏度会随之上升;在固定电流0.01 A下,器件电压随温度变化的平均灵敏度为44.5 mV/℃.同时,稳定性实验显示器件具有较好的高温保持稳定性.     

高电子迁移率晶体管微波损伤仿真与实验研究

针对AlGaAs/InGaAs型高电子迁移率晶体管,利用TCAD半导体仿真工具,从器件内部空间电荷密度、电场强度、电流密度和温度分布变化分析出发,研究了从栅极注入1 GHz微波信号时器件内部的损伤过程与机理。研究表明,器件的损伤过程发生在微波信号的正半周,负半周器件处于截止状态;器件内部损伤过程与机理在不同幅值的注入微波信号下是不同的。当注入微波信号幅值较低时,器件内部峰值温度出现在栅极下方靠源极侧栅极与InGaAs沟道间,由于升温时间占整个周期的比例太小,峰值温度很难达到GaAs的熔点;但器件内部雪崩击穿产生的栅极电流比小信号下栅极泄漏电流高4个量级,栅极条在如此大的电流下很容易烧毁熔断。当注入微波信号幅值较高时,在信号正半周的下降阶段,在栅极中间偏漏极下方发生二次击穿,栅极电流出现双峰现象,器件内部峰值温度转移到栅极中间偏漏极下方,峰值温度超过GaAs熔点。利用扫描电子显微镜对微波损伤的高电子迁移率晶体管器件进行表面形貌失效分析,仿真和实验结果符合较好。     

高电子迁移率晶体管微波损伤仿真与实验研究

针对AlGaAs/InGaAs型高电子迁移率晶体管,利用TCAD半导体仿真工具,从器件内部空间电荷密度、电场强度、电流密度和温度分布变化分析出发,研究了从栅极注入1 GHz微波信号时器件内部的损伤过程与机理。研究表明,器件的损伤过程发生在微波信号的正半周,负半周器件处于截止状态;器件内部损伤过程与机理在不同幅值的注入微波信号下是不同的。当注入微波信号幅值较低时,器件内部峰值温度出现在栅极下方靠源极侧栅极与InGaAs沟道间,由于升温时间占整个周期的比例太小,峰值温度很难达到GaAs的熔点;但器件内部雪崩击穿产生的栅极电流比小信号下栅极泄漏电流高4个量级,栅极条在如此大的电流下很容易烧毁熔断。当注入微波信号幅值较高时,在信号正半周的下降阶段,在栅极中间偏漏极下方发生二次击穿,栅极电流出现双峰现象,器件内部峰值温度转移到栅极中间偏漏极下方,峰值温度超过GaAs熔点。利用扫描电子显微镜对微波损伤的高电子迁移率晶体管器件进行表面形貌失效分析,仿真和实验结果符合较好。     

Damage effect and mechanism of the GaAs pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor induced by the electromagnetic pulse

The damage effect and mechanism of the electromagnetic pulse(EMP) on the GaAs pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor(PHEMT) are investigated in this paper. By using the device simulation software, the distributions and variations of the electric field, the current density and the temperature are analyzed. The simulation results show that there are three physical effects, i.e., the forward-biased effect of the gate Schottky junction, the avalanche breakdown, and the thermal breakdown of the barrier layer, which influence the device current in the damage process. It is found that the damage position of the device changes with the amplitude of the step voltage pulse. The damage appears under the gate near the drain when the amplitude of the pulse is low, and it also occurs under the gate near the source when the amplitude is sufficiently high, which is consistent with the experimental results.     

The degradation mechanism of an AIGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor under step-stress

Step-stress experiments are performed in this paper to investigate the degradation mechanism of an AIGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor （HEMT）. It is found that the stress current shows a recoverable decrease during each voltage step and there is a critical voltage beyond which the stress current starts to increase sharply in our experiments. We postulate that defects may be randomly induced within the A1GaN barrier by the high electric field during each voltage step. But once the critical voltage is reached, the trap concentration will increase sharply due to the inverse piezoelectric effect. A leakage path may be introduced by excessive defect, and this may result in the permanent degradation of the A1GaN/GaN HEMT.     

掺Fe高阻GaN缓冲层特性及其对AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管器件的影响研究

利用金属有机物化学气相沉积技术在蓝宝石衬底上制备了掺Fe高阻Ga N以及Al Ga N/Ga N高电子迁移率晶体管(HEMT)结构.对Cp_2Fe流量不同的高阻Ga N特性进行了研究.研究结果表明,Fe杂质在Ga N材料中引入的Fe~(3+/2+)深受主能级能够补偿背景载流子浓度从而实现高阻,Fe杂质在Ga N材料中引入更多起受主作用的刃位错,也在一定程度上补偿了背景载流子浓度.在一定范围内,Ga N材料方块电阻随Cp_2Fe流量增加而增加,Cp_2Fe流量为100 sccm(1 sccm 1mL min)时,方块电阻增加不再明显;另外增加Cp_2Fe流量也会导致材料质量下降,表面更加粗糙.因此,优选Cp_2Fe流量为75 sccm,相应方块电阻高达×10?/,外延了不同掺Fe层厚度的Al Ga N/Ga N HEMT结构,并制备成器件.HEMT器件均具有良好的夹断以及栅控特性,并且增加掺Fe层厚度使得HEMT器件的击穿电压提高了39.3%,同时对器件的转移特性影响较小.     

Neutron irradiation effects on A1GaN//GaN high electron mobility transistors

AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors(HEMTs) were exposed to 1 MeV neutron irradiation at a neutron fluence of 1 × 10 15 cm 2.The dc characteristics of the devices,such as the drain saturation current and the maximum transconductance,decreased after neutron irradiation.The gate leakage currents increased obviously after neutron irradiation.However,the rf characteristics,such as the cut-off frequency and the maximum frequency,were hardly affected by neutron irradiation.The AlGaN/GaN heterojunctions have been employed for the better understanding of the degradation mechanism.It is shown in the Hall measurements and capacitance-voltage tests that the mobility and concentration of two-dimensional electron gas(2DEG) decreased after neutron irradiation.There was no evidence of the full-width at half-maximum of X-ray diffraction(XRD) rocking curve changing after irradiation,so the dislocation was not influenced by neutron irradiation.It is concluded that the point defects induced in AlGaN and GaN by neutron irradiation are the dominant mechanisms responsible for performance degradations of AlGaN/GaN HEMT devices.     

Significant performance enhancement in AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor by high-κ organic dielectric

The electrical properties of AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) with and without high-κ organic dielectrics are investigated. The maximum drain current I_{D max} and the maximum transconductance g_{m max} of the organic dielectric/AlGaN/GaN structure can be enhanced by 74.5%, and 73.7% compared with those of the bare AlGaN/GaN HEMT, respectively. Both the threshold voltage V_T and g_{m max} of the dielectric/AlGaN/GaN HEMT are strongly dielectric-constant-dependent. Our results suggest that it is promising to significantly improve the performance of the AlGaN/GaN HEMT by introducing the high-κ organic dielectric.     

The degradation mechanism of an AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor under step-stress

Step-stress experiments are performed in this paper to investigate the degradation mechanism of an AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor(HEMT).It is found that the stress current shows a recoverable decrease during each voltage step and there is a critical voltage beyond which the stress current starts to increase sharply in our experiments.We postulate that defects may be randomly induced within the AlGaN barrier by the high electric field during each voltage step.But once the critical voltage is reached,the trap concentration will increase sharply due to the inverse piezoelectric effect.A leakage path may be introduced by excessive defect,and this may result in the permanent degradation of the AlGaN/GaN HEMT.