晶格匹配InAlN/GaN异质结肖特基接触反向电流的电压与温度依赖关系

ln(I/E)-E 1/2 ln(I/E2)-E?1测量了晶格匹配InAlN/GaN异质结肖特基接触的反向变温电流-电压特性曲线,研究了反向漏电流的偏压与温度依赖关系.结果表明:1)电流是电压和温度的强函数,饱和电流远大于理论值,无法采用经典热发射模型解释;2)在低偏压区,数据满足线性依赖关系,电流斜率和激活能与Fre...     

n-GaN肖特基势垒二极管的高温电子辐照效应

本文研究了n-GaN肖特基势垒二极管的高温电子辐照效应。实验结果显示,高温下进行电子辐照,界面处辐照诱生缺陷会同时产生和被退火恢复;器件的击穿电压和反向漏电流受辐照影响减弱,其电学阈值增加;由辐照效应导致的可见光响应的影响仍然存在。     

复合漏电模型建立及阶梯场板GaN肖特基势垒二极管设计

准垂直GaN肖特基势垒二极管(SBD)因其低成本和高电流传输能力而备受关注.但其主要问题在于无法很好地估计器件的反向特性,从而影响二极管的设计.本文考虑了GaN材料的缺陷以及多种漏电机制,建立了复合漏电模型,对准垂直Ga N SBD的特性进行了模拟,仿真结果与实验结果吻合.基于此所提模型设计出具有高击穿电压的阶梯型场板结构准垂直GaN SBD.根据漏电流、温度和电场在反向电压下的相关性,分析了漏电机制和器件耐压特性,设计的阶梯型场板结构准垂直GaN SBD的Baliga优值BFOM达到73.81 MW/cm~2.     

GaN肖特基二极管的正向电流输运和低频噪声行为

首先测量了GaN肖特基二极管的正向变温电流-电压特性,研究了其电流输运机制,然后分析了在不同注入电流条件下的低频噪声行为.结果表明:1)在正向高电压区,热发射机制占主导,有效势垒高度约为1.25 eV;2)在正向低偏压区(V <0.8 V),与位错相关的缺陷辅助隧穿电流占主导,有效势垒高度约为0.92 eV (T=300 K);3)在极小电流(I <1μA)和极低频率(f <10 Hz)下,洛伦兹型噪声才会出现;电子的渡越时间取决于多个缺陷对电子的不断捕获和释放过程,典型时间常数约为30 ms (I=1μA);4)在更高频率和电流下,低频1/f噪声占主导;电流的输运主要受到势垒高度的随机波动的影响,所对应的系数约为1.1.     

AlGaN/GaN异质结Ni/Au肖特基表面处理及退火研究

采用O₂等离子体及HF溶液对AlGaN/GaN异质结材料进行表面处理后，Ni/Au肖特基接触特性比未处理有了明显改善，反向泄漏电流减小3个数量级.对制备的肖特基接触进行200—600℃ 5min的N₂气氛退火，发现退火冷却后肖特基反向泄漏电流随退火温度增大进一步减小.N₂气中600℃退火后肖特基二极管C-V特性曲线在不同频率下一致性变好，这表明退火中Ni向材料表面扩散减小了表面陷阱密度；C-V特性曲线随退火温度增大向右移动，从二维电子气耗尽电压绝对值减小反映了肖特基势垒的提高. 关键词： AlGaN/GaN 肖特基接触 表面处理 退火     

势垒可调的氧化镓肖特基二极管

氧化镓作为新一代宽禁带材料,其器件具有优越的性能.本文仿真研究了n~+高浓度外延薄层对氧化镓肖特基二极管的势垒调控.模拟结果显示,当n型氧化镓外延厚度为5 nm、掺杂浓度为2.6×10¹⁸ cm^-3时,肖特基二极管纵向电流密度高达496.88 A/cm~2、反向击穿电压为182.30 V、导通电阻为0.27 mΩ·cm~2,品质因子可达123.09 MW/cm~2.进一步研究发现肖特基二极管的性能与n~+外延层厚度和浓度有关,其电流密度随n~+外延层的厚度和浓度的增大而增大.分析表明,n~+外延层对势垒的调控在于镜像力、串联电阻及隧穿效应综合影响,其中镜像力和串联电阻对势垒的降低作用较小,而高电场下隧穿效应变得十分显著,使得热发射电流增大的同时,隧穿电流得到大幅度提升,从而进一步提升了氧化镓肖特基二极管的性能.     

沟槽形状对硅基沟槽式肖特基二极管电学特性的影响

随着对电子产品节能环保要求的提高,对广泛应用于电子产品的肖特基二极管电学性能的要求也越来越高.含金属-氧化物-半导体结构的沟槽式肖特基二极管(trench barrier Schottky diodes,TMBS)由于其优异的性能而备受青睐.沟槽结构对提高肖特基二极管性能起着至关重要的作用,但是关于沟槽形状对二极管电学性能的影响尚未见有深入的研究报道.本文提出了两种新型的沟槽结构——圆角沟槽和阶梯型沟槽.通过模拟研究发现,圆角沟槽与传统的直角沟槽TMBS器件相比,在维持同样的漏电流和正向导通电压的条件下,击穿电压可以提高15.8%.阶梯沟槽与传统直角沟槽TMBS器件相比,可以在击穿电压不减小的情况下,漏电降低35%,正向导通电压仅略有增加.这归结于圆角沟槽和阶梯沟槽对有源区内部电场强度分布的调节.     

n-GaN肖特基势垒光敏器件的电子辐照效应

本文主要研究了n型GaN肖特基紫外光敏器件(包括GaN肖特基势垒紫外探测器,GaN肖特基二极管)的电子辐照效应和失效机理,以及辐照后二极管对不同波长光的光敏特性的变化。从实验中观测到,随着辐照注量的不断增加,GaN光敏器件的击穿电压明显减小,反向漏电流逐渐增大。证实了辐照后Au/GaN间产生的界面态是引起GaN肖特基势垒光敏器件辐照失效的原因。另外,在研究辐照效应对GaN肖特基二管光敏特性的影响时观测到,经过一定剂量的辐照后,GaN肖特基二管能探测到380nm的紫外光和可见光,而在辐照以前,它是探测不到的。这说明辐照效应将导致肖特基势垒光敏器件对较长波长的吸收,使得UV探测器中可见光成分的背景噪声增加。     

基于I-V-T和C-V-T的GaN上Ni/Au肖特基接触特性研究

基于对制作在n-GaN上的肖特基二极管的变温,I-V测试和C-V测试,采用表面势垒减薄模型对肖特基二极管的电流输运特性进行了研究.试验结果表明,肖特基接触的电流输运机理非常复杂,在不同的温度条件和偏压条件下有着不同的电流输运机理.在此基础上对肖特基接触,I-V特性方程进行了修正,得到了很好的拟合曲线.试验表明,高温I-V法提取的势垒高度与常温C-V法提取的势垒高度接近于根据金属功函数得出的理论势垒高度值.     

60Coγ射线辐照对肖特基二极管1/f噪声的影响

在肖特基二极管(schottky barrier diode,SBD)辐照损伤机理和总剂量效应分析的基础上,利用1/f噪声的迁移率涨落和载流子数涨落模型,深入研究辐照损伤对器件1/f噪声的影响.研究结果表明,辐照诱生新的界面态,改变界面态密度分布,进而调制了肖特基势垒高度,增大表面复合速度是引起器件性能退化主要原因,也是1/f噪声剧烈增加的主要原因.正因为如此,噪声与器件退化存在相关性,即噪声拟合参数B越大,偏离标准值越多,器件可靠性越差,抗辐照能力越低,在辐照环境下工作越容易失效.由此可知,1/f噪声特性可以用作SBD辐照损伤机理的研究工具,并有可能用于SBD抗辐射加固的无损评估.     

Sulphide passivation of GaN based Schottky diodes

Wet chemical passivation of n-GaN surface was carried out by dipping GaN samples in ammonium sulphide diluted in aqueous and alcoholic solvent base solutions. Photoluminescence (PL) investigations indicated that sulphide solution effectively led to the reduction of GaN surface states. Increased band edge PL peak showed that S²⁻ ions are more active in alcohol based solvents. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed reduction in surface oxides by introduction of sulphide species. Ni/n-GaN Schottky barrier diodes were fabricated on passivated surfaces. Remarkable improvement in the Schottky barrier height (0.98 eV for passivated diodes as compared to 0.75 eV for untreated diodes) has been observed.     

Leakage current and sub-bandgap photo-response of oxygen-plasma treated GaN Schottky barrier diodes

The effect of oxygen plasma treatment on the performance of GaN Schottky barrier diodes is studied. The GaN surface is intentionally exposed to oxygen plasma generated in an inductively coupled plasma etching system before Schottky metal deposition. The reverse leakage current of the treated diodes is suppressed in low bias range with enhanced diode ideality factor and series resistance. However, in high bias range the treated diodes exhibit higher reverse leakage current and corresponding lower breakdown voltage. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis reveals the growth of a thin GaO_x layer on GaN surface during oxygen plasma treatment. Under sub-bandgap light illumination, the plasma-treated diodes show larger photovoltaic response compared with that of untreated diodes, suggesting that additional defect states at GaN surface are induced by the oxygen plasma treatment.     

Comparison of electrical characteristic between AlN/GaN and AlGaN/GaN heterostructure Schottky diodes

Ni/Au Schottky contacts on AlN/GaN and AlGaN/GaN heterostructures are fabricated.Based on the measured current–voltage and capacitance–voltage curves,the electrical characteristics of AlN/GaN Schottky diode,such as Schottky barrier height,turn-on voltage,reverse breakdown voltage,ideal factor,and the current-transport mechanism,are analyzed and then compared with those of an AlGaN/GaN diode by self-consistently solving Schrdinger’s and Poisson’s equations.It is found that the dislocation-governed tunneling is dominant for both AlN/GaN and AlGaN/GaN Schottky diodes.However,more dislocation defects and a thinner barrier layer for AlN/GaN heterostructure results in a larger tunneling probability,and causes a larger leakage current and lower reverse breakdown voltage,even though the Schottky barrier height of AlN/GaN Schottky diode is calculated to be higher that of an AlGaN/GaN diode.     

Comparison of electrical characteristic between AIN/GaN and AIGaN/GaN heterostructure Schottky diodes

Ni/Au Schottky contacts on A1N/GaN and A1GaN/GaN heterostructures are fabricated. Based on the measured current-voltage and capacitance-voltage curves, the electrical characteristics of AlN/GaN Schottky diode, such as Schottky barrier height, turn-on voltage, reverse breakdown voltage, ideal factor, and the current-transport mechanism, are analyzed and then compared with those of an A1GaN/GaN diode by self-consistently solving Schrodinger＇s and Poisson＇s equations. It is found that the dislocation-governed tunneling is dominant for both AlN/GaN and AlGaN/GaN Schottky diodes. However, more dislocation defects and a thinner barrier layer for AlN/GaN heterostrncture results in a larger tunneling probability, and causes a larger leakage current and lower reverse breakdown voltage, even though the Schottky barrier height of AlN/GaN Schottky diode is calculated to be higher that of an A1GaN/GaN diode.     

Barrier lowering and leakage current reduction in Ni-AlGaN/GaN Schottky diodes with an oxygen-treated GaN cap layer

We report on the effect of oxygen annealing for GaN surface on the Schottky barrier configuration and leakage current in Ni-AlGaN/GaN Schottky barrier diodes. After oxygen annealing, their turn-on voltage and reverse-bias leakage current characteristics are significantly improved due to a reduction in the Schottky barrier height (SBH) and suppression in the surface states respectively. Interface state density extracted from the Terman method was reduced by 2 orders of magnitude. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements show that the oxygen annealing induces Ga₂O₃ on the GaN surface. The formation of Ga₂O₃ reduces the interface state density as well as lowers the SBH through the modification of hybridized metal induced gap states.     

Micro-structural and temperature dependent electrical characterization of Ni/GaN Schottky barrier diodes

Micro-structural investigation of Ni/GaN Schottky barrier diodes has been carried out using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction spectrum in order to emphasize the role of Ni/GaN interface in controlling the Schottky diode behavior. Variable temperature Hall effect measurement of GaN samples along with the current–voltage (I–V) characteristics of Ni/n-GaN Schottky barrier diodes have been measured in 100–380 K temperature range. Results are analyzed in terms of thermionic emission theory by incorporating the concept of barrier inhomogeneity at the metal/semiconductor interface. The observed anomaly of temperature dependence of Schottky barrier height and ideality factor are explained by invoking two sets of Gaussian distribution of SBH in the temperature ranges of 100–180 K and 220–380 K, respectively. The value of A** (effective Richardson constant) as determined from the modified Richardson plot is 29.2 A/(cm² K²), which shows an excellent agreement with the theoretical value (26.4 A/(cm² K²)) in the temperature range of 220–380 K.     

Effect of heating on electrical transport in AlGaN/GaN Schottky barrier diodes on Si substrate

Thermal properties of the AlGaN/GaN Schottky barrier diodes were investigated, using a pulsed-IV measurement technique. The thermally degraded mobility in the DC-bias configuration was restored, when the pulse-bias voltages were applied. It was observed that heat generation was minimized, using a pulse width of 500 ns and pulse period of 10 ms. For the SBDs consisting of 5 μm of anode–cathode distance, on-resistance measured by the pulse-IV and DC-IV were 1.6 and 6.2 Ω-mm, respectively. We also demonstrated the device-width dependence of the thermal properties of the SBDs. We found that the performance of the power devices can be greatly influenced by the heat generation.