选区外延生长半极性GaN材料上的肖特基接触特性

半极性GaN材料的研究在光电器件和电子器件领域有重要意义.采用选区外延生长技术在Si衬底上生长半极性GaN材料,并制备肖特基势垒二极管(SBD).通过测量SBD在不同温度下的Ⅰ-Ⅴ特性曲线,观察到电流的大小随着温度的增加而增加,且受反向偏压影响,证明半极性GaN基SBD的电流传输机制为热电子场发射模型.光致发光光谱和X射线光电子能谱测试进一步表明,相比极性c面GaN材料,半极性GaN材料表面存在较高的氧杂质原子浓度和氮空位,此为半极性GaN肖特基特性偏离热电子发射模型的主要因素.     

Abnormal phenomenon of source-drain current of AlGaN/GaN heterostructure device under UV/visible light irradiation

We report an abnormal phenomenon that the source-drain current (I_D) of AlGaN/GaN heterostructure devices decreases under visible light irradiation. When the incident light wavelength is 390 nm, the photon energy is less than the band gaps of GaN and AlGaN whereas it can causes an increase of I_D. Based on the UV light irradiation, a decrease of I_D can still be observed when turning on the visible light. We speculate that this abnormal phenomenon is related to the surface barrier height, the unionized donor-like surface states below the surface Fermi level and the ionized donor-like surface states above the surface Fermi level. For visible light, its photon energy is less than the surface barrier height of the AlGaN layer. The electrons bound in the donor-like surface states below the Fermi level are excited and trapped by the ionized donor-like surface states between the Fermi level and the conduction band of AlGaN. The electrons trapped in ionized donor-like surface states show a long relaxation time, and the newly ionized donor-like surface states below the surface Fermi level are filled with electrons from the two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) channel at AlGaN/GaN interface, which causes the decrease of I_D. For the UV light, when its photon energy is larger than the surface barrier height of the AlGaN layer, electrons in the donor-like surface states below the Fermi level are excited to the conduction band and then drift into the 2DEG channel quickly, which cause the increase of I_D.     

选择区域外延生长中掩模介质表面Ga原子的迁移特性

选择区域外延生长(SAG)技术是微纳尺度GaN基发光器件的主要制备方法之一。在选择区域外延生长中,Ⅲ族金属原子在掩模介质表面的迁移行为对微纳器件的形貌及特性有非常重要的影响。利用金属有机化学气相沉积(MOCVD)系统研究了选择区域外延生长中Ga原子在掩模介质表面上的迁移特性,得到了不同反应腔压力和生长温度下Ga原子在掩模介质表面的迁移长度,且在保持其他生长条件不变的情况下,适当降低反应腔压力或提高生长温度可提高Ga原子的迁移长度。